Page 130 - The Intellectual Struggle Against Darwinism

128 THE INTELLECTUAL STRUGGLE AGAINST DARWINISM

Darwinism's Harmful Influence Still
Persists

As we have frequently emphasized earlier in this book, some
of the faithful imagine that the concept of evolution is a thing of
the past that receives no acceptance from modern science, so there
is no reason for Muslims to worry over any dangers it poses. They
therefore regard the revealing of the theory's frauds, its unscien-
tific claims, and the terrible disasters it has wreaked on the world,
as unimportant. They undervalue those engaged in the intellectu-
al struggle against Darwinism, and dismiss their activities as un-
necessary.
Yet these people are making a serious error, having closed
their eyes to manifest truths. Contrary to what they imagine, the
theory of evolution still attracts support from a wide cross-section

of society, solely because of its ideological features. In many coun-
tries, Darwinists remain highly influential in the universities, the
media and educational institutions. In addition, their influence is
constantly on the rise. Although scientific facts have buried this
theory and deprived it of all its foundations, there has been no
weakening in their devotion to Darwinism. Evolution, which con-
stitutes the supposed scientific basis of the materialist and atheist
worldview, is still supported uninterruptedly by certain circles,
no matter what the cost.
The fact that Darwinism is supported out of ideological con-
cerns is described by the American professor Phillip Johnson, one
of the scientists who criticizes the theory of evolution. In an arti-
cle, he analyzes the claims made by the Marxist zoologist Richard
Lewontin:
Darwinism is based on a priori commitment to materialism, not