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DARWINISM REFUTED

theory," which has been developed in the last 50 years, and which is
accepted as a part of thermodynamics. Information theory investigates
the origin and nature of the information in the universe. The conclusion
reached by information theoreticians as a result of long studies is that
"Information is something different from matter. It can never be
reduced to matter. The origin of information and physical matter must be
investigated separately."
For instance, let us think of the source of a book. A book consists of
paper, ink, and the information it contains. Paper and ink are material
elements. Their source is again matter: Paper is made of cellulose, and ink
of various chemicals. However, the information
in the book is nonmaterial, and cannot have a
material source. The source of the information
in each book is the mind of the person who
wrote it.
Moreover, this mind determines how the
paper and ink will be used. A book initially forms
in the mind of the writer. The writer builds a
chain of logic in his mind, and orders his
sentences. As a second step, he puts them into
material form, which is to say that he translates
the information in his mind into letters, using a
pen, a typewriter or a computer. Later, these
letters are printed in a publishing house, and take
the shape of a book made up of paper and ink.
We can therefore state this general
conclusion: If physical matter contains
information, then there is a Mind possessing
superior knowledge that created that matter. It
is the Almighty Allah Who perfectly created the
entire universe.

The Origin of the Information in Nature
When we apply this scientific definition of
information to nature, a very important result
It is impossible for the information
inside DNA to have emerged by
chance and natural processes.
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