Page 171 - Engineering in Nature

Harun Yahya

Evolutionists claim that water-dwelling fish turned into land animals over tens of millions of
years. Yet countless anatomical and physical factors make this impossible. For example,
fishes' muscular and skeletal system can bear their weight in the water, but in order to sur-
vive after emerging onto dry land, they would need an entirely different structure. Land an-
imals' metabolism can adapt to instant temperature changes. Since no sudden
temperature changes occur under water, however, fish lack the necessary metabolism to
cope with them. Animals living on dry land have a skin structure that reduces water loss—
and thus, thirst—to a minimum. Creatures living in water, however, do not experience
thirst, so their skins are not suited to waterless environments. The kidney system of land-
dwellers uses the minimum amount of water. But since water is abundant in the fishes'
habitat, fish have no kidneys. So for the transition from sea to land to take place, fish
would need to suddenly develop an advanced kidney system. Furthermore, fish take in the
oxygen dissolved in water through their gills, and can't survive out of water for more than
a few minutes. To survive on land, they would swiftly need to acquire a flawless lung sys-
tem. It is impossible for all these features to form in a living thing by chance and in stages.
In conclusion, it's scientifically and logically impossible for an aquatic creature to emerge
onto dry land and adapt to it, in other words, to evolve.

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