This branch of science fascinates me. Here’s the wikipedia definition:
Ergonomics (or human factors) is the application of scientific information concerning humans to the design of objects, systems and environment for human use. (Definition adopted by the International Ergonomics Association in 2007).
There are scientists who dedicate themselves to making things that “fit” the human body to decrease injury and increase productivity or just to make things more comfortable to use. They have invented ergonomic scissors, keyboards, pencil grips, pills, work stations, chairs, pens, shovels, cock pits, and even playing cards.
So I was thinking random thoughts the other day and this phrase just popped into my head, “God is the inventor of ergonomics.” The first thing I thought of was fruit. An apple fits perfectly into a human hand. A banana is just the right size and shape for a mid morning snack. Toddlers enjoy picking up raisins with their little fingers. Then I thought about the crops that farmers harvest. None of them are too tall or too big to gather in. And what about the trees? The rough bark provides excellent traction for children to climb. The list could go on.
Humans are the crown of God’s creation. The bible tells us that we were predestined before the foundations of the earth. So God had us in mind when He made flowers that fit beautifully into a bouquet for a lover to give to his girl. He was thinking of us when he covered the earth with the exact chemical balance of hydrogen and oxygen in the liquid that composes about 60% of our body mass. How awesome that our atmosphere contains air that we breath. All this, by definition, is ergonomics.
This makes me wonder about all the other intriguing branches of science. Is God the supreme initiator of each one? I would love to hear your thoughts…
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Of course He is! Humans think they are so clever when they figure out how God arranged things. Take something simple like mixing baking soda and lemon juice to make a cleanser. God ordered the universe in such a way that our natural curiosities and thirst for knowledge would lead to these discoveries. Scientic discoveries make me think of a child who has found her way through a tricky maze. The path was always there, she just had to find it.
Oh, and thanks for making me think this morning, Angie. :-)
very cool thoughts!
Yes -- and at the same time, all of this (creation, humans, ergonomics, the whole sha-bang) exist for one main purpose: to bring glory to God!
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