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be the case according to the primitive biological understanding of Darwin's time.
With the situation being so self-evident, denying the fact of creation and basing the origins of life on ex-
tremely unlikely coincidences, and then defending these claims with insistence, may later become a source

of great humiliation. As the real face of the evolution theory comes more and more into view and as public
opinion comes to see the truth, it may not be long before the purblind fanatic advocates of evolution will not
be able to show their faces.

The Biggest Obstacle to Evolution: Soul

There are many species in the world that resemble one another. For instance, there may be many living
beings resembling a horse or a cat and many insects may look like one another. These similarities do not sur-

prise anyone.
The superficial similarities between man and ape somehow attract too much attention. This interest
sometimes goes so far as to make some people believe the false thesis of evolution. As a matter of fact, the su-
perficial similarities between men and apes do signify nothing. The rhinoceros beetle and the rhinoceros also

share certain superficial resemblances but it would be ludicrous to seek to establish some kind of an evolu-
tionary link between these two creatures, one being an insect and the other a mammal, on the grounds of
that resemblance.
Other than superficial similarity, apes cannot be said to be closer to man than to other animals. Actually,

if level of intelligence is considered, then the honeybee producing the geometrically miraculous structure of
the honeycomb or the spider building up the engineering miracle of the spider web can be said to be closer
to man. They are even superior in some aspects.
There is a very big difference between man and ape regardless of a mere outward resemblance. An ape

is an animal and is no different from a horse or a dog considering its level of consciousness. Yet man is a con-
scious, strong-willed being that can think, talk, understand, decide, and judge. All of these features are the
functions of the soul that man possesses. The soul is the most important difference that interposes a huge
gap between man and other creatures. No physical similarity can close this gap between man and any other

living being. In nature, the only living thing that has a soul is man.

God Creates According to His Will

Would it matter if the scenario proposed by evolutionists really had taken place? Not a bit. The reason is
that each stage advanced by evolutionary theory and based on coincidence could only have occurred as a re-
sult of a miracle. Even if life did come about gradually through such a succession of stages, each progressive

stage could only have been brought about by a conscious will. It is not just implausible that those stages
could have occurred by chance, it is impossible.
If is said that a protein molecule had been formed under the primordial atmospheric conditions, it has to
be remembered that it has been already demonstrated by the laws of probability, biology, and chemistry that
this could not have been by chance. But if it must be posited that it was produced, then there is no alternative

but to admit that it owed its existence to the will of a Creator. The same logic applies to the entire hypothesis
put forward by evolutionists. For instance, there is neither paleontological evidence nor a physical, chemical,
biological, or logical justification proving that fish passed from water to land and formed the land animals.

But if one must have it that fish clambered onto the land and turned into reptiles, the maker of that claim
should also accept the existence of a Creator capable of making whatever He wills come into being with the
mere word "be". Any other explanation for such a miracle is inherently self-contradictory and a violation of
the principles of reason.
The reality is clear and evident. All life is the product of a perfect design and a superior creation. This in

turn provides concrete evidence for the existence of a Creator, the Possessor of infinite power, knowledge,
and intelligence.
That Creator is God, the Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them.

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