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mutations are harmful since they are random, rather than orderly
changes in the structure of genes; any random change in a highly
ordered system will be for the worse, not for the better. For exam-
ple, 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 improve-
ment. 42

Not surprisingly, no mutation example, which is useful, that
is, which is observed to develop the genetic code, has been ob-
served so far. All mutations have proved to be harmful. It was
understood that mutation, which is presented as an "evolution-
ary mechanism," is actually a genetic occurrence that harms liv-
ing beings, and leaves them disabled. (The most common effect
of mutation on human beings is cancer). No doubt, a destruc-
tive 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.

The Fossil Record:
No Sign of Intermediate Forms
The clearest evidence that the scenario suggested by the the-
ory of evolution did not take place is the fossil record.
According to the theory of evolution, every living species has
sprung from a predecessor. A previously existing species turned
into something else in time and all species have come into being
in this way. According to the theory, this transformation pro-
ceeds gradually over millions of years.
Had this been the case, then numerous intermediary species
should have existed and lived within this long transformation
period.