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TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

beings present on the earth formed as a result of a process
whereby numerous complex organs of these organisms such
as the ears, eyes, lungs, and wings, underwent "mutations,"
that is, genetic disorders. Yet, there is an outright scientific fact
that totally undermines this theory: Mutations do not cause
living beings to develop; on the contrary, they always cause
harm to them.
The reason for this is very simple: the DNA has a very com-
plex structure and random effects can only cause harm to it.
American geneticist B. G. Ranganathan explains this as fol-
lows:
First, genuine mutations are very rare in nature. Secondly, most
mutations are harmful since they are random, rather than or-
derly changes in the structure of genes; any random change in a
highly ordered system will be for the worse, not for the better. For
example, if an earthquake were to shake a highly ordered struc-
ture such as a building, there would be a random change in the
framework of the building which, in all probability, would not be
an improvement. 10
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 "evolu-
tionary mechanism," is actually a genetic occurrence that
harms living beings, and leaves them disabled. (The most
common effect of mutation on human beings is cancer). No
doubt, a destructive mechanism cannot be an "evolutionary
mechanism." Natural selection, on the other hand, "can do

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