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THE EVOLUTION MISCONCEPTION

ful. It was understood that mutation, which is presented as
an "evolutionary mechanism," is actually a genetic occur-
rence that harms living beings, and leaves them disabled.
(The most common effect of mutation on human beings is
cancer). No doubt, a destructive mechanism 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 mechanism exists, neither
could any imaginary process called evolution have taken
place.

The Fossil Record: No Sign of
Intermediate Forms

The clearest evidence that the scenario suggested by the
theory of evolution did not take place is the fossil record.
According to the theory of evolution, every living species
has sprung from a predecessor. A previously existing species
turned into something else in time and all species have come
into being in this way. According to the theory, this transfor-
mation proceeds gradually over millions of years.
Had this been the case, then numerous intermediary
species should have existed and lived within this long trans-
formation period.
For instance, some half-fish/half-reptiles should have
lived in the past which had acquired some reptilian traits in
addition to the fish traits they already had. Or there should
have existed some reptile-birds, which acquired some bird
traits in addition to the reptilian traits they already had. Since
these would be in a transitional phase, they should be dis-
abled, defective, crippled living beings. Evolutionists refer to
these imaginary creatures, which they believe to have lived