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HARUN YAHYA
Imaginary Mechanism of Evolution

The second important point that negates Darwin's theory is
that both concepts put forward by the theory as "evolutionary mec-
hanisms" were understood to have, in reality, no evolutionary po-
wer.
Darwin based his evolution allegation entirely on the mecha-
nism of "natural selection." The importance he placed on this mec-
hanism was evident in the name of his book: The Origin of Species,
By Means of Natural Selection…

Natural selection holds that those living things that are stron-
ger and more suited to the natural conditions of their habitats will
survive in the struggle for life. For example, in a deer herd under
the threat of attack by wild animals, those that can run faster will
survive. Therefore, the deer herd will be comprised of faster and
stronger individuals. However, unquestionably, this mechanism
will not cause deer to evolve and transform themselves into anot-
her living species, for instance, horses.
Therefore, the mechanism of natural selection has no evoluti-
onary power. Darwin was also aware of this fact and had to state
this in his book The Origin of Species:

Natural selection can do nothing until favourable individual dif-
ferences or variations occur. 7

Lamarck's Impact
So, how could these "favorable variations" occur? Darwin tri-
ed to answer this question from the standpoint of the primitive un-
derstanding of science at that time. According to the French
biologist Chevalier de Lamarck (1744-1829), who lived before Dar-
win, living creatures passed on the traits they acquired during the-
ir lifetime to the next generation. He asserted that these traits,
which accumulated from one generation to another, caused new
species to be formed. For instance, he claimed that giraffes evolved

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