Intelligent Design
The Body’s Flawless Stimuli Signals
People’s skin is in constant
contact with many things for varying lengths of time (e.g., clothing, watches,
and furniture), and yet they do not constantly perceive their presence. There
is a very important reason for this: after a certain length of time, the skin’s
receptors grow used to whatever is touching the skin and stop sending the
relevant signals to the brain. This marvelous system, comprised of countless
flawless details, enables people to live without constant discomfort.
Were it not for this familiarization system, even such an
ordinary matter as wearing clothes would become a major concern. The receptors’
constant perception would turn wearing clothes into a torment, and we would
find it hard to perceive the signals from other things that we touched. People
might concentrate forever on how much their socks were squeezing their ankles
or on how their wristwatches were sliding up and down their arms. In such a
situation, one could neither sleep nor rest properly. In short, life would
become very unpleasant.
Just as the sense of touch is
a blessing, our gradually decreasing awareness of it is also a blessing. A
single detail makes human life easier and provides a significant degree of
comfort. Evolutionists’ imaginary mechanisms have no consciousness that can
direct the body to feel or when to get used to that feeling. Only the
Sufficient, Almighty Allah, Who bestows this blessing and meets the needs of
everything that exists, can do so:
Any blessing you
have is from Allah. Then when harm touches you, it is to Him you cry for help.
(Surat al-Nahl, 53)
