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Jonathan Cotton: When were fiber optics invented? Find out next on today's Creation Moment. And now, here's our Creation Moment host, Ian Taylor.

Ian Taylor: One of the areas in which modern technology is advancing most rapidly is fiber optics. Crystal clear telephone messages are carried on cables of special fibers which conduct messages in digital form using laser light. Offices and industries now use computer systems in which processors are linked with fiber optic cables in order to increase speed. But man has only discovered this technology. He has not invented it for God used fiber optics in providing for the needs of certain plants. Scientists have learned that sprouting oat, corn, and mung bean plants use the principles of fiber optics so that they can grow.

When the tip of a young seedling first pokes its nose above the ground, it gathers and sends light to the growth center that may be half an inch or even an inch or more below the ground. The conducted light then stimulates the growth center providing energy for growth. Without this provision, the seedling could die or at least growth would be retarded. We are learning that just about every technological breakthrough made by man was already used by the creator when he made the creation. There is hardly a stronger argument than this in favor of belief in an intelligent creator.

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