resides the cochlea. The cochlea looks sort of like a snail.  On the inside are millions of tiny hair cells.  Random impulses are sent to the brain, which are interpreted as sound, even when there's no sound at all. Sound waves stimulate the hair cells and cause them to move.  Imagine a wheat field moving in time to the wind. When the hairs move, electrical impulses are discharged through the auditory nerve, which the brain translates as sound. These hair cells and the auditory nerves can be easily damaged.  For instance, exposure to a sudden loud noise or loud noise over time can cause them to bend or even break. Or a severe blow to the head can damage these sensitive organs.  Broken or bent hairs can cause noises like ringing, blowing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, or sizzling.  Tinnitus is the medical term for "hearing" noises in your ears. {1}

As I studied the anatomy of the ear and the complexity of its workings I wondered how any honest person could deny that it came about by a Designer.  Can a house design and build itself?  Of course not!  As I explained above, it takes a host of intricate parts working in harmony to create sound.  If one little thing gets out of whack your ears start ringing.  Or you experience vertigo.  Or you become hard of hearing.  Or worse yet, you lose your hearing altogether.  Case in point: Rush Limbaugh.  When Rush suddenly lost his hearing I'll bet dimes to donuts that he researched the workings of the inner ear to understand what went wrong.  One of the fascinating things I discovered in my own research was the interaction between the ear and the brain.  The brain is clearly more amazing than the ear.  It functions as the command center for the mind and body.  What enables the brain to function?  Here's what I pulled off the CARM website:

"The activities of 100 billion neurons are involved, each one forming connections with an average of 10 thousand others. Each neuron communicates with one or more others by sending a particular chemical messenger, called a neurotransmitter, across the gap that separates them.  Some 50 neurotransmitters have been identified. These messengers are important in maintaining an ever-changing yet stable environment. When their balance is upset, many disorders can result. The interplay between neurotransmitters and the sites on nerve cells that recognize them forms the basis for many effective medications and therapies." {2}

Talk about complex!  Why anyone would choose to believe that human beings evolved from a primitive life form over being created by a loving God simply boggles the mind.  And speaking of the mind, I have a question for those who believe humans evolved.  How did the human brain come about?  And please don't repeat the mantra of the white robed scientists that sit high atop their lofty perches proclaiming to the world, "The brain evolved by a blind random process over long periods of time."  There are also scientists that claim it was a short period of time.  But I'm getting ahead of myself. 

Here's another question for evolution proponents: What evolved first, a brain or a primordial life form?   If you say a primordial life form came first, then answer this question: Did this mass of cells suddenly realize it needed to think in order to process things, hence it formed a brain?  Now, if you believe that the brain came first then you must also believe that somehow the brain realized it needed protection from the elements, hence it formed a covering.  If you believe that brain and body evolved simultaneously all I can say is, you haven't thought this through.  (By the way, if  you buy into evolution "science" you should be able to explain what you believe and why you believe it.  In other words, you should be able to defend your faith!  It takes a good deal more faith to believe in Darwinian evolution than it does to believe in intelligent design.)

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