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Harun Yahya

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To show just how irrational evolutionist ty. The more often we perform the copy-
claims regarding mutation are, compare ing process, the more imperfect the book
DNA to a book. DNA consists of letters that results.
arranged one after the other, just like on The claim made by the theory of evolu-
a page. Mutations resemble spelling mis- tion, however, is to the effect that spelling
takes occurring during the writing. To car- mistakes improve a book. According to
ry out an analogous experiment, ask a evolution, mutations arising in DNA (mis-
large history of the world to be written takes) combined, by chance, give rise to
down on a computer. While this is being beneficial consequences, endow living
done, ask the person setting the text to things with organs such as eyes, ears,
press one key at random, with his eyes wings and feet, and bestow on them
shut. Then ask someone else to do the characteristics requiring consciousness
same thing to the already corrupted text. such as thinking, learning and applying
Have the text copied over several thou- logic.
sand times from beginning to end in ex- No doubt this claim is even more irration-
actly this manner, adding a few random al than the addition of a chapter on "The
letters in each time. History of Ancient China" as a result of
Is this going to improve our history of the accumulated spelling mistakes. (In fact,
world? Could you end up with a chapter no mechanism in nature can give rise to
about "The History of Ancient China" that regular mutations, as in the example of
had not been there before? the typesetter making the errors in our
These letters added on cannot, of book. Mutations in nature occur far more
course, improve the book in any way; on rarely than typographical mistakes during
the contrary, they will impair its readabili- typesetting.)