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beings formed as a result of a process whereby numerous com-
plex organs of these organisms (e.g., 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 are always harmful.
The reason for this is very simple: DNA has a very complex
structure, and random effects can only harm it. The American

geneticist B.G. Ranganathan explains this as follows:
First, genuine mutations are very rare in nature. Secondly, most
mutations are harmful since they are random, rather than or-

derly changes in the structure of genes; any random change in a
highly ordered system will be for the worse, not for the better.
For example, if an earthquake were to shake a highly ordered
structure such as a building, there would be a random change in
the framework of the building which, in all probability, would
not be an improvement. 53

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 "evolu-

tionary mechanism," is actually a genetic occurrence that harms
living things, and leaves them disabled. (The most common ef-
fect of mutation on human beings is cancer.) Of course, a de-
structive 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, no such any imaginary process called "evo-

lution" could have taken place.