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earth formed as a result of a process whereby the numerous complex

organs in certain creatures such as ears, eyes, lungs and wings

underwent "mutations," that is, genetic disorders. Yet, there is an

outright scientific fact that totally undermines this theory: mutations

do not cause living beings to develop; on the contrary, they always

cause them harm.

The reason for this is very simple – DNA has a very precise and

complex structure, and random effects can only cause defects in it.

American geneticist B.G. Ranganathan explains this:

First, genuine mutations are very rare in nature. Secondly, most

mutations are harmful since they are random, rather than

orderly changes in the structure of genes; any random change in

a highly ordered system will be for the worse, not for the better.

For example, if an earthquake were to shake a highly ordered

structure such as a building, there would be a random change in

the framework of the building which, in all probability, would not

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be an improvement.

Not surprisingly, no mutation example which is beneficial, that

is, which is observed to develop the genetic code, has been observed

so far. Rather, all mutations have proved to be harmful. It is now

understood that mutation, which was presented as an "evolutionary

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