Page 141 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

species their scientific names (such as Homo sapiens for hu-

man beings). 169 The year 1753, the year when the 10 edi-
th
tion of his book Systema Naturae was published, is regard-
ed as the start of the science of taxonomy. 170
Linnaeus named and classified plant and animal speci-
mens collected by himself and his students from all over the
world, paying close attention to their structural similarities
and differences. The system he developed is still in use,

largely unaltered, today. So successful is his system in the
description and classification of living things that he has be-
come one of the most eminent figures in the history of sci-
ence.
Linnaeus believed that God created living things and
that species do not change. He summed up his research in
these words: "There are as many species as the Infinite
Being produced diverse forms in the beginning." 171
According to him, classification revealed the Divine Order

of God's creation. 172 The interrelated hierarchy in living
things was a sign of creation in God's flawless order and
harmony, and not of evolution, as Darwin later believed. In
his books, Linnaeus frequently stated that the magnificent
plan he observed in the natural world could have come in-
to being only through God's creation.

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