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from primitive to advanced species,
have ever been found despite years
of search.
These developments ought to
have resulted in Darwin's theory
being banished to the dustbin of
history. However, it was not, be-
cause certain circles insisted on re-
vising, renewing, and elevating the
theory to a scientific platform.
These efforts gain meaning only if
we realise that behind the theory lie
ideological intentions rather than
scientific concerns.
Nevertheless, some circles that
believed in the necessity of uphold-
ing a theory that had reached an
impasse soon set up a new model.
The name of this new model was
Charles Darwin neo-Darwinism. According to this
theory, species evolved as a result
of mutations, minor changes in their genes, and the fittest ones survived
through the mechanism of natural selection. When, however, it was
proved that the mechanisms proposed by neo-Darwinism were invalid
and minor changes were not sufficient for the formation of living beings,
evolutionists went on to look for new models. They came up with a new
claim called "punctuated equilibrium" that rests on no rational or scien-
tific grounds. This model held that living beings suddenly evolved into
another species without any transitional forms. In other words, species
with no evolutionary "ancestors" suddenly appeared. This was a way of
describing creation, though evolutionists would be loath to admit this.
They tried to cover it up with incomprehensible scenarios. For instance,
they said that the first bird in history could all of a sudden inexplicably
have popped out of a reptile egg. The same theory also held that car-
nivorous land-dwelling animals could have turned into giant whales,
having undergone a sudden and comprehensive transformation.

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