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will be for the worse, not for the better. For example, if an earthquake
were to shake a highly ordered structure such as a building, there
would be a random change in the framework of the building which, in
all probability, would not be an improvement. 9
Not surprisingly, no mutation example, which is useful, that is,
which is observed to develop the genetic code, has been observed
so far. All mutations have proved to be harmful. It was understood
that mutation, which is presented as an "evolutionary
mechanism," is actually a genetic occurrence that harms living
things, and leaves them disabled. (The most common effect of
mutation on human beings is cancer.) Of course, a destructive
mechanism cannot be an "evolutionary mechanism." Natural
selection, on the other hand, "can do nothing by itself," as Darwin
also accepted. This fact shows us that there is no "evolutionary
mechanism" in nature. Since no evolutionary mechanism exists,
no such any imaginary process called "evolution" could have
taken place.

The Fossil Record: No Sign of Intermediate Forms

The clearest evidence that the scenario suggested by the theory
of evolution did not take place is the fossil record.
According to this theory, every living species has sprung from a
predecessor. A previously existing species turned into something
else over time and all species have come into being in this way. In
other words, this transformation proceeds gradually over millions
of years.
Had this been the case, numerous intermediary species should
have existed and lived within this long transformation period.
For instance, some half-fish/half-reptiles should have lived in