Phylogeny and Ontogeny Reconsidered
As I knelt in prayer and worshiped, I thought of the tremendous intricacy of our body, the myriad cells, beautifully arranged, functioning so smoothly and 10 fully integrated systems, self-replicating, self-repairing – a thing of wonder like the spiral galaxies that fill our Universe.
Oh Lord!
Then I thought of those cells, the parietal cells and the Mast cells, the neuroblasts and the embryonic cells migrating through a vast universe all the while transforming those cells around them by their cell products and by genes turning on and off.
How ontogeny, the development of a human from an embryo is a marvel beyond comprehension. As we grow in our knowledge of genetics the marvels only increase and we stare in awe at His brilliance and creativity.
Then I thought of Phylogeny and how from single cells, the human race evolved over several billion years, a marvel every bit as amazing as Ontogeny.
It was said, years ago, that Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny and of course we know this is not true.
But how I think, those early thinkers had these two Miracles in mind that they tried to link them– but using the wrong link.
It is not that Ontogeny recapitulations Phylogeny, but
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
are two arms
that call
for
Praise
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
recapitulate Your artistry and brilliance
For before the universe was
The Lord was an artist
and scientist
And have given us these gifts
to marvel even more so that we
can worship
Him
2023-02-22T05:00:00Z