Page 209 - Darwin's Dilemma: The Soul

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

For those who think in a normal way, it is a simple matter to
acknowledge the “I” that feels and perceives the consciousness
within them and to understand that they possess a consciousness
that lies outside the brain. But since Darwinists have an entirely
different way of thinking, they are unable to see the existence of a
soul beyond matter, or the consciousness that belongs to them.
It is easy to observe this in any Darwinist. A special system of
thinking that operates in a different way thus makes Darwinists re-
ject any accounts apart from matter. However, anyone with a nor-
mal, healthy awareness can easily see that the world is an ensem-
ble of perceptions, and that the “I” who perceives this is different
from the light outside, the brain, ear, eye and electrical signals.
External light of a certain wavelength may cause the color red that
we see, but there must also be an explanation of the “I” that realiz-
es it is red and determines it to be so. A rational person will imme-
diately conclude that all such perceptions belong to the soul, be-
cause such a person will be aware of the consciousness he possess-
es, the awareness he refers to as “me.” Such a person can easily see
the illogicality and invalidity of all materialist accounts, and will
immediately realize the great error that Darwinism is.
Not being deceived by Darwinist propaganda requires that
one take none of these claims seriously, because
those people who make such claims have a
different conception. One convincing proof
of this is the way that the same materialist

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