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whereby numerous complex organs of these organisms such as
the 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 harm to
them.
The reason for this is very simple: the DNA has a very
complex structure and random effects can only cause harm to
it. American geneticist B.G. Ranganathan explains this as
follows:
Mutations are small, random, and harmful. They rarely occur and
the best possibility is that they will be ineffectual. These four
characteristics of mutations imply that mutations cannot lead to an
evolutionary development. A random change in a highly specialised
organism is either ineffectual or harmful. A random change in a
watch cannot improve the watch. It will most probably harm it or at
best be ineffectual. An earthquake does not improve the city, it brings
destruction. 18
Not surprisingly, no mutation example, which is useful, that
is, which is observed to develop the genetic code, has been
observed so far. All mutations have proved to be harmful. It
was understood that mutation, which is presented as an
"evolutionary mechanism," is actually a genetic occurrence that
harms living beings, and leaves them disabled. (The most
common effect of mutation on human beings is cancer). No
doubt, a destructive mechanism cannot be an "evolutionary
mechanism." Natural selection, on the other hand, "can do
nothing by itself" as Darwin also accepted. This fact shows us
that there is no "evolutionary mechanism" in nature. Since no
evolutionary mechanism exists, neither could any imaginary
process called evolution have taken place.