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The killing of newborn babies is yet another practice con-

doned by Darwinism, which attaches no value to human life.
Darwinism condones such an unconscionable idea: If looking
after a newborn poses a hardship for the parents that will hold
them back in their struggle for survival, then in evolutionary
terms, that baby should be killed. Darwin claimed that animals
were frequently observed to kill their newborn, and that this

was an important factor in population control. In an article in
Science magazine, the evolutionist Barbara Burke has this to say:
Among some animal species, then, infant killing appears to be a

natural practice. Could it be natural for humans, too, a trait inher-
ited from our primate ancestors? ... Charles Darwin noted in The
Descent of Man that infanticide has been "probably the most im-
portant of all checks" on population growth throughout most
human history. 180

According to the
Darwinist mindset,
which regards man as a
species of animal, hu-
mans are of little worth.
Under Social Darwinist
logic, nothing must be
done to help people
who are suffering in
pain and fear; and such
people are abandoned
without help or protec-
tion. However, under Is-
lamic moral values,
every believer is
responsible for striving
to ensure others'
peace, security and
well-being.