Page 347 - Darwinism Refuted

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

In the same way, there is no validity to the materialists' objections
along the lines of "You realize the real nature of matter when someone hits
you," "You can have no doubt as to whether or not you see the original of
matter when someone kicks your knee," "You run away when you meet a
savage dog," "When a bus has hit you, you understand whether it is in
your brain or not," or "In that case, go and stand on the motorway in front
of the oncoming traffic". A sharp blow, the pain from a dog's teeth or a
violent slap are not evidence that you are dealing with the matter itself. As
we have seen, you can experience the same things in dreams, with no
corresponding physical counterparts. Furthermore, the violence of a
sensation does not alter the fact that the sensation in question occurs in the
brain. This is a clearly proven scientific fact.
The reason why some people think that a fast-moving bus on the
motorway or an accident caused by that bus are striking proofs of their
dealing with the physical existence of matter is that the image concerned
is seen and felt as so real that it deceives one. The images around them, for
instance the perfect perspective and depth of the motorway, the perfection
of the colors, shapes and shadows they contain, the vividness of sound,
smell and hardness, and the completeness of the logic within that image
can deceive some people. On account of this vividness, some people forget
that these are actually perceptions. Yet no matter how complete and
flawless the perceptions in the mind may be, that does not alter the fact
that they are still perceptions. If someone is hit by a car while walking
along the road, or is trapped under a house that collapses during an
earthquake, or is surrounded by flames during a fire, or trips up and falls
down the stairs, he still experiences all these things in his mind, and is not
actually confronting the reality of what happens.
When someone falls under a bus, the bus in his mind hits the body in
his mind. The fact that he dies as a result, or that his body is completely
shattered, does not alter this reality. If something a person experiences in
his mind ends in death, Allah replaces the images He shows that person
with images belonging to the Hereafter. Those who are unable to
understand the truth of this now on honest reflection will certainly do so
when they die.

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