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Harun Yahya

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t the foundation of the theory of evo-
lution lies materialist philosophy, based on
the hypothesis that nothing exists apart
from matter. This theory maintains that

matter has existed and will continue to ex-
ist for all time. Materialists employ a logical
process known as reductionism in order to
back up these claims. Reductionism is the
idea that, like matter itself, invisible forces
can also be explained in terms of material
agents.
To clarify this, consider the example of
the human mind, something that cannot be
touched or seen. What is more, there is no
"mind center" in the human brain, which
inevitably leads to the conclusion that the

mind is beyond matter. The thinking, lov-
ing, passionate rejoicing, happy or suffer-
ing entity we refer to as "me" is not a mate-
rial entity in the same sense that a table or
a stone is.
Materialists, however, maintain that
mind can be reduced to matter. According
to this claim, our thinking, loving, rejoicing