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a result of a process whereby numerous complex organs of
these organisms (e.g., ears, eyes, lungs, and wings) under-
went "mutations," that is, genetic disorders. Yet, there is an
outright scientific fact that totally undermines this theory:
Mutations do not cause living beings to develop; on the
contrary, they are always harmful.
The reason for this is very simple: DNA has a very com-
plex structure, and random effects can only harm it. The
American geneticist B. G. Ranganathan explains this as
follows:
First, genuine mutations are very rare in nature. Secondly,
most mutations are harmful since they are random, rather
than orderly changes in the structure of genes; any random
change in a highly ordered system will be for the worse, not
for the better. For example, if an earthquake were to shake
a highly ordered structure such as a building, there would
be a random change in the framework of the building which,
in all probability, would not be an improvement. 9

Not surprisingly, no mutation example, which is useful,
that is, which is observed to develop the genetic code, has
been observed so far. All mutations have proved to be
harmful. It was understood that mutation, which is pre-
sented as an "evolutionary mechanism," is actually a
genetic occurrence that harms living things, and leaves
them disabled. (The most common effect of mutation on
human beings is cancer.) Of course, a destructive mecha-
nism cannot be an "evolutionary mechanism." Natural
selection, on the other hand, "can do nothing by itself," as
Darwin also accepted. This fact shows us that there is no
"evolutionary mechanism" in nature. Since no evolutionary