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and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy
for you to follow." From inside them comes a drink of varying
colors, containing healing for humanity. There is certainly a
sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl: 68-69)

Another verse reports that all living things are under the
dominion of God. As revealed in the Qur'an, "There is no crea-
ture He does not hold by the forelock" (Surah Hud: 56).
This secret revealed in the Qur'an is the source of the mysteri-
ous consciousness in living things. Contrary to what evolutionists
imagine, consciousness is not a property of matter. No matter
what you do to the atoms comprising matter, you can never cause
them to have consciousness. Consciousness must arise from
another consciousness; and the consciousness in living things
stems from the inspiration of God.
The intelligence that appears in the cells in the human body or
of any organism is a manifestation of God's absolute dominion
over living things. God reveals Himself by means of the entities
He creates, and human beings can witness and appreciate His
infinite power and might by con-
sidering these works. In
listing the examples of
consciousness in this
book, therefore, this
important fact needs
to be borne constant-
ly in mind.

Adnan
Oktar

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