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(Lynn Margulis quoted in "Lynn Margulis: Q + A," Discover Magazine,
April 2011, p. 68)

As Margulis stated, there is not a single evidence showing that random
mutations lead to evolutionary changes, which in turn lead to the emergence
of new species.
Indeed, no beneficial mutation – one that would advance the genetic code
– has ever been observed. All mutations have proved to be harmful. It is now

understood that mutation, which is presented as an "evolutionary mecha-
nism", is actually a genetic occurrence that harms living things, and leaves
them disabled. (The most common effect of mutation on human beings is can-
cer.) Of course, a destructive mechanism cannot be an "evolutionary mecha-
nism". Natural selection, on the other hand, "can do nothing by itself", as
Darwin also accepted. This fact shows us that there is no "evolutionary mech-
anism" in nature. Since there is no evolutionary mechanism, no such imagi-

nary process called "evolution" can take place.

The Fossil Record: No Sign of Intermediate Forms

The fossil records constitute the clearest evidence showing us that the

scenario suggested by the theory of evolution did not take place.
According to the unscientific supposition behind this theory, every liv-
ing species has sprung from a predecessor. A previously existing species (evo-
lutionists have yet to offer an explanation on how this species came into
existence) turned into something else over time and all species have come into ADNAN OKTAR (HARUN YAHYA)
being in this way. In other words, this imaginary transformation took millions
of years and proceeded gradually.

If this were the case, innumerable intermediary species should have ex-
isted and lived within this long transformation period.
For instance, some half-fish/half-reptiles would have lived in the past,
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which had acquired some reptilian traits in addition to the fish traits they al-