Page 33 - The Dark Spell of Darwinism

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

be observed in the natural world among living things. But it certainly can-
not advance the development of any living thing, much less create a new
species, as evolutionists imagine it can.
This natural process was known long before Darwin, but he was the
first to assert that it had "creative power." His theory is founded on his be-
lief that the mechanism of natural selection has the power to fuel evolution.
But natural selection is based on the premise that living things can continue
to survive only if they conform with the natural conditions in which they
find themselves. Those individuals not equipped with attributes that ensure
harmony with their environment will perish. In other words, natural selec-
tion has no power to cause or direct evolution.
One example can illustrate this point. Suppose that two dogs live in the
same geographical area. One has long hair, and the other's is comparatively
short. If the temperature in their area should fall significantly as a result of
ecological change, the longer-haired dog could better resist the cold than the
shorter-haired one. In this situation, the long-haired dog has the greater ad-
vantage; it would be healthier, live longer and thus, be able to sire more
puppies. Within a short time, the number of short-haired dogs would no-
ticeably decrease; they would either migrate to a warmer climate, or their
strain would die out. So as a result, longer-haired dogs would be "naturally"
selected and enjoy the advantage.
But notice that no new species of dog appeared during this process.
Natural selection merely chose between two different already existing
breeds of dog. Long-haired dogs did not suddenly come into existence by
natural selection, at a time when long-haired dogs did not already exist. It
is absolutely impossible that these dogs could evolve into an entirely new
species with the passage of time.
In short, natural selection cannot produce new species or new charac-
teristics; it only "selects" from among the attributes of creatures that already
exist. And because no new species or characteristic is ever produced, we
cannot say that any "evolution" occurs. In other words, natural selection by
itself, does not cause evolution.

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