Page 239 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

Belief in Evolutionary Change in Moths

The concept of natural selection lies at the very root of
Darwinism, a claim emphasized even in the title of the book
in which Charles Darwin set out his theory: The Origin of

Species by Means of Natural Selection. Ever Since Darwin,
evolutionists' greatest endeavors have been aimed at prov-
ing his claim.
The linguist Steven Pinker, one of Darwinism's foremost
spokesmen, expresses the importance that natural selection
holds for evolutionists: "Because there are no alternatives,
we would almost have to accept natural selection as the ex-
planation of life on this planet even if there were no evi-
dence for it." 320

In his book How Does the Mind Work? Pinker's first ex-
ample of evolution by way of natural selection is the story
of melanism in the moths. As you have already seen, how-
ever, this is a tale of no scientific value at all. But in the ab-
sence of any evidence as to its veracity, evolutionists as-
sume that evolution is true, as Pinker does, and seek to
adapt everything else to this thesis. That being the case, a

story such as that of the Industrial Revolution moths, which
clearly conflicts with scientific facts, is still credited out of
devotion to Darwinism.

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