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crisis, because the origin of the immense amount of information in DNA
could not possibly be explained by coincidental happenings.
Besides all these scientific developments, no transitional forms, which
were supposed to show the gradual evolution of living organisms from
primitive to advanced species, have ever been found despite years of
search.
These developments ought to have resulted in Darwin's theory being
banished to the dustbin of history. However, it was not, because certain
circles insisted on revising, renewing, and elevating the theory to a scien-
tific platform. These efforts gain meaning only if we realise that behind the
theory lie ideological intentions rather than scientific concerns.
Nevertheless, some circles that believed in the necessity of upholding a
theory that had reached an impasse soon set up a new model. The name
of this new model was neo-Darwinism. According to this theory, species
evolved as a result of mutations, minor changes in their genes, and the
fittest ones survived through the mechanism of natural selection. When,
however, it was proved that the mechanisms proposed by neo-Darwinism
were invalid and minor changes were not sufficient for the formation of
living beings, evolutionists went on to look for new models. They came up
with a new claim called "punctuated equilibrium" that rests on no rational
or scientific grounds. This model held that living beings suddenly evolved
into another species without any transi-
tional forms. In other words, species with
no evolutionary "ancestors" suddenly
appeared. This was a way of describing
creation, though evolutionists would be
loath to admit this. They tried to cover it
up with incomprehensible scenarios. For
instance, they said that the first bird in his-
tory could all of a sudden inexplicably
have popped out of a reptile egg. The
same theory also held that carnivorous
land-dwelling animals could have turned

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