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les have wings, that means that pigeons, the octopus and man are two very diffe-
eagles and other such winged birds all rent life forms—mollusk and mammal—
evolved from a common forebear. between which no evolutionary link can
Homology is a superficial hypothesis be construed. In terms of their structure
put forward solely on the basis of exter- and function, however, their eyes are ac-
nal appearances. The hypothesis has not tually very similar. Not even evolutionists
been confirmed by any concrete finding will claim that human beings and octopi
since Darwin’s time. In particular, no had a common ancestor with a similar
trace has ever been found of the imagi- eye. These and countless other similar
nary common ancestors of life forms examples make it clear that there is no
with homologous structures as proposed scientific basis to the evolutionist claim
by evolutionists. And there are additio- that homologous organs prove that living
nal hurdles: things are descended from a common
1. The existence of homologous or-
evolutionary ancestor. In fact, these or-
gans in life forms belonging to totally
gans represent a major impasse for them.
different classes, among which evolutio-
nists also cannot establish any evolutio-
nary link “Hopeful Monster” the-
2. The fact that such homologous or- ory, the
gans have very different genetic codes, and
The “Hopeful Monster” theory cla-
3. The fact that the stages of the emb-
ims that one day, a reptile laid an egg
ryological development of these organs
and that quite by chance, a creature with
all show that homology represents no
brown fur hatched out of it. According to
basis for evolution.
evolutionists, when this mammal grew
Among the examples of species bet-
up, it found a mate that had also sud-
ween which evolutionists cannot estab-
denly emerged from a reptile egg—and a
lish any evolutionary link but which pos-
sess homologous structures are those new species resulted.
with wings. The bat—a mammal—has The reaction from scientists with any
wings, and so do birds, and there were common sense ran along the lines of “Is
once species of dinosaurs that also had this a scientific account, or a Greek
wings. However, not even evolutionists myth, or a Hans Christian Anderson fa-
can construct any evolutionary relations- iry tale?” Yet for some reason, a number
hip among these three different classes. of scientists still imagine that it repre-
Another striking example in this con- sents a solution to an evolutionary prob-
text is the astonishing similarity and lem. What it actually represents, howe-
structural resemblance between the eyes ver, is total despair. One paleontologist,
of different living things. For example, Otto Schindewolf, proposed that all ma-

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