The Human Body: An Intelligent Design

If there is no Creator, there is no real purpose to life. If there is no designer, there is no design but just a network of unrelated, non-functioning, loosely assembled parts. When a student first examines the human body, he is overwhelmed by the complex and diverse designs that give precise functional purpose to each structure. Further study and patient research reveal repeating physiological patterns in the eleven body systems. This book describes these patterns and discusses their purpose and meaning. It will help the teacher/serious student of biology to appreciate the creative design principles and organization of the human body. This book discusses the various body systems by comparing and contrasting the viewpoints of intelligent design versus a blend of matter using random processes over vast periods of time with mutations resulting in the the phenomenon called natural selection. It teaches about the biological basis of blood clotting, the remarkable immune response, recent research on split brain studies, the physiology of flight, the body's adaptation to high altitudes and concludes that the human body is the "ultimate machine." This book is built around the basic universal patterns and themes in human biology that include 1) the direct relationship of structure to function, 2) the rule of programmed homeostasis for precise functioning of metabolic mechanisms, 3) the interdependence between body parts, 4) short-term physiological adaptation, 5) maintenance of membranes/boundaries and 6) the triple concepts of order, organization and integration. Most popular books on the human body, such as best-selling National Geographic titles The Incredible Machine and Incredible Voyage:Exploring the Human Body , as well as most human anatomy and physiology texts, assume an evolutionary development of matter, life and the human body. This book is somewhat unique in that it is built around the widely accepted structural and functional themes, but provides a distinct creationist approach to the study of the human body. It is ideal for students of basic biology, human anatomy and physiology, pre-medical studies and all others interested in digging deeper into the logic that the exquisite design in the human body infers a Divine Designer. It challenges biology students to evaluate whether the creation or evolution model of origins makes more sense. This book is a must, either as a basic text or as a supplement to a basic text, for all human anatomy and physiology courses in Christian colleges and universities. David A. Kaufmann, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M. Professor (Retired) Department of Exercise and Sports Science University of Florida Gainesville, Fl 32611