Page 31 - The Origin of Birds and Flight

The highly complex anatomy in birds’ wings cannot be explained
in terms of random changes. Even the perfect structure of a sin-
gle feather displays irreducible complexity. In order to function,
the components of a wing must all exist fully formed and simulta-
neously. In the event of the slightest deficiency, the other compo-
nents will be useless, and the wing will not function.

genetics was unknown, and which claim was later completely refuted.
(For details see, Harun Yahya’s Darwinism Refuted, New Delhi,
Goodword Books Ltd. November 2002)
The general lines of scientists’ criticisms of the wing-beating model
run as follows:
- Well-opened wings will slow down movement by increasing air
resistance.
- Beating its developing wings is no advantage for a creature that
lives and hunts on the ground,
- The theory ignores the effects of gravity and is inefficient in terms
of energy consumption,
- Flight at slow speeds and low elevations is more advanced and
more complex than high-speed, high-altitude flight,
- Looking for prey during flight requires high maneuverability with
delicate coordination. Such a sensitive control mechanism is impossible
in leaping creatures with a long, stabilizing tail. 9