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this mechanism, those living things that are better adapted
to their habitat will survive, whereas those that are unfit and
weak will be eliminated. Thus there is no room for coopera-
tion, only competition between organisms. However, we see
that nature is not an environment in which only the strong
survives and where a merciless struggle for existence contin-
ues.
All living beings hunt in order to survive, and fight to
protect themselves. Apart from this, however, many organ-
isms also practice unselfish concern to protect their offspring
or risk their own lives for the safety of the larger population.
Nature provides us with many examples of different species
defending the interests of each other.
Since the theory of evolution argues that nature is merely
a battleground, it cannot explain such altruistic behaviors.
For example, the evolutionists cannot explain why the
watcher bird in a flock, who cries out when a predator ap-
proaches, risks its own life, or why another bird species at-
tracts the enemy toward itself by faking an injury in order to
divert it from its own offspring. Such behavior invalidates
the theory of evolution and provides evidence for Allah’s
creation of living things.

82. Why is natural selection invalid?
Natural selection is a process resulting in the selection of
an advantageous change (either structural or behavioral)
from others and being permanent in this being and thus
being transferred to subsequent generations. This claim
makes several very important points that need to be ana-
lyzed further. First of all, this thesis attempts to present na-

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