Page 163 - Once Upon a Time There Was Darwinism

disadvantages to the fruit fly. And not one of these mutants
has survived outside a laboratory. 113
Despite all this, evolutionists assert that beneficial in-

stances of mutation do occur, even if rarely; and that through
natural selection, new biological structures come into being.
However, this is a major error. A mutation certainly brings
about no increase in genetic data and, therefore, does not fos-
ter evolution. As Lester and Bohlin explain:
Mutations will be capable only of modifying what already ex-
ists, usually in a meaningless or deleterious way. That is not to
say that beneficial mutation is prohibited; unexpected maybe,
but not impossible. A beneficial mutation is simply one that
makes it possible for its possessors to contribute more off-
spring to future generations than do those creatures that lack
the mutation. . . But these mutations have nothing to do with
changing one kind of organism into another. . .
In this regard, Darwin called attention to the wingless beetles
of Madeira. For a beetle living on a windy island, wings can be Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
a definite disadvantage. Mutations causing the loss of flight
are definitely beneficial. Similar would be the case of sightless
cavefish. Eyes are quite vulnerable to injury, and a creature
that lives in total darkness would benefit from mutations re-
ducing their vulnerability. While these mutations produce a
drastic and beneficial change, it is important to notice that they
always involve loss, never gain. One never observes wings or
eyes being produced in species that did not previously possess
them. 114
Therefore, Lester and Bohlin conclude that overall, mu-
tations are always a cause of genetic impairment and degen-
eration.

161