Wherever we look we can find evidence of design: the marvel of life, the great variety of life forms, and the miracle of flight in birds and insects. Even feathers have design features that could not possibly have evolved gradually. The list of biological wonders in the organism and cell organelle world that point to a Creator is endless, but for the purpose of this discussion we will only look at a few examples.

Coevolution or design?

If we look at the marvelous relationships that exist in nature between animals and plants, it is hard to envision how such harmony could have come about by strategies and counterstrategies of coevolution. Numerous plants can only be pollinated by specifically adapted insects that in turn are nurtured by the plants themselves. Evolutionists explain these relationships by suggesting that the two coevolved. However, what if the fortuitous mutations were out of synchronization? Then the species would not survive. Moreover, considering the millions of such relationships that exist in the world, the likelihood of them having come about by chance is extremely remote.

It seems logical to assume that such a finely balanced system is the result of a superb design. One reason we can assume this is that only certain animals are adapted to certain specific compounds. They choose the plants with those compounds as their food source, thus ensuring even distribution over the wide varieties of food sources. For example, koalas are attracted to eucalyptus oils, which other species avoid.

Conclusion

The beautiful and astounding complexities of nature point to a loving Creator God, not to a multi-million year evolution. However, organisms do have the capacity to adapt. The next article, Evidence for Transformation, explains the transformation of nature from perfect to hostile that occurred when sin and death entered the world.