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shows how inconsistent the theory of evolution has become.
Today, Darwinism maintains that there is reason and conscious-

ness in molecules, and in the inanimate atoms that comprise
these molecules, and has replaced the paganism that ascribed
reason and consciousness to idols of stone or wood.

Another Dilemma for Evolution: Altruistic "Genes"
A n o t h e r D i l e m m a f o r E v o l u t i o n : A l t r u i s t i c " G e n e s "
According to the theory of evolution, in nature there is a
struggle to death in which only the strong survive. However, it
can be observed that living things generally help one another,
make sacrifices for each other, and even risk their lives for the
benefit of others. To account for this fact, which is totally at odds
with the theory of evolution's basic claim, Wilson proposed a
number of groundless hypotheses which statements went on to
form the basis of sociobiology. Wilson based his explanations on
another deception: W. D. Hamilton's "kin selection," according
to which a living thing protecting its young or another member

of the group is not engaging in altruistic behavior, but is actually
protecting its own "selfish genes." Since the objective is to pass
on its genes to subsequent generations, and since a mother's
genes exist in her offspring, then a mother defending her off-
spring at the cost of her own life is effectively defending her
own genes. In other words, selfishness actually underpins her
self-sacrifice!
This is a most nonsensical claim! First and foremost, no an-
imal in nature possesses awareness of its own genes, and there-
fore can't feel motivated to protect them. In addition, it can't
know that its genes are also present in its offspring or cousins,
and so it has no reason to sacrifice its life for them. It is impossi-
ble for genes—unconscious chains of molecules—to direct a liv-
ing thing in this way.

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