Monday, September 14, 2015

Shelby Flowers - Blind Cave Fish Trade Eyesight for Energy




SUMMARY : Eyesight or energy, that seems to be the big question for some fish.  The Mexican Tetra or blind cavefish as they are known, live in deep water where it is very dark.  The visual system of a fish can require up to 15% of its energy.   There are very few predators and even less food found in the dark deep waters where these fish live, so why waste the energy for sight.  Not only do they loose their sight, but eventually their eyes as well.  Very sparse food supplies is the major contributor for this happening.  This event brings an entire new discussion to evolution verses God’s work.

Analysis:

Danny Clemens wrote this article for News Discovery in September 2015.  It was written in first person point of view, using other data to support his findings.
This article relates to how evolution is becoming a hot bed of discussions in colleges on the heels of religion and God being taught in public or private schools. With evolution sports the ideas that there might have been something different at work here than just God.
I wonder how much of what is happening to the fish living in these dark and deep waters is really coincidental or could it really be the work of God.  I believe that God is alive and well.  I see this as a way for fish to extend their life and save their energy.
This article was possibly written as a testimony that maybe God does intervene when necessary and that without him, there would not be any discussion for evolution. We as a country are experiencing a time of turmoil and tribulations and the timing of this article just might be the wake up call that some non-believers need.   
I feel a closeness to the article’s undertone of God verses evolution might be saying, because I have recently had a few miracles happen in my family and I truly believe that it was God’s intervention and his will that helped the people that were in authority make the difficult decisions that were made.  I also feel that our country is in need of more church and God than we can imagine.  As a believer, I think everyone needs a little God in his or her life!

Article Link:  http://news.discovery.com/animals/blind-cave-fish-traded-eyesight-for-energy-150914.htm

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