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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

Conclusion
Our immediate surroundings, and the universe we live in, teem with
numerous signs of the fact of creation. Implicit in the fascinating system
of a mosquito, the glorious artistry in the wings of a peacock, a complex
and perfectly functioning organ like the eye, and millions of other forms
of life, are signs of the existence of God, and His supreme knowledge and
wisdom, for people who believe. A scientist who maintains that creation
is a fact views nature from this perspective, and derives great pleasure in
every observation he makes, and every experiment he conducts, gaining
inspiration for further studies.
On the other hand, believing in a myth such as evolution, and adhering
to it despite the findings of science, results in an emotional state of
despair. The harmony in the universe and the design in living things
becomes rather a great source of trouble to them. The following words of
Darwin offer us a glimpse into the sentiments of most evolutionists:
I remember well the time when the thought of the eye made me cold
all over, but I have got over this stage of complaint... and now trifling
particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of
a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick! 42
The feathers of a peacock, as well as countless other signs of creation in
nature, continue to discomfit evolutionists. Turning a blind eye to such
apparent miracles, they develop an ambivalence to such truths,
accompanied by a mental state of denial. A good case to this point is the
prominent evolutionist Richard Dawkins, who goes so far as to call upon
Christians not to assume that they have witnessed a miracle, even if they
see the statue of the Virgin Mary waving to them. According to Dawkins,
"Perhaps all the atoms of the statue's arm just happened to move in the
same direction at once–a low probability event to be sure, but possible." 43
In order for science to progress, these holdovers of the 19th century
must be pushed aside, and free-thinking scientists bold enough to admit
the facts they apprehend take their place.

The reason why the feathers of a peacock made Darwin
"sick" was that they evidently imply the existence of a
superior Creator.

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