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HARUN YAHYA
and judged them from an evolutionist perspective, how would they
regard our modern society? Would the landscapes of Claude Monet
inspire comments like "Industry had not yet developed, and people
led an agricultural way of life," or the abstract pictures of Wassily
Kandinsky inspire comments along the lines of "People still unable
to read or write communicated by way of various scribbles"? Would
such interpretations lead them to any insights about our present-day
society?
If later generations were to evaluate the present-day artworks in light of evolutionist pre-
conceptions, very different opinions about our society might result. Evolutionists of the fu-
ture might view the works of Pablo Picasso or Salvador Dali, or other surrealists, and
suggest that people of our day were rather primitive. However, that would totally fail to re-
flect the true facts.
Middle: Man with a Pipe, Pablo Picasso Left: The Flaming Horse, Salvador Dali
Guitar, Pablo Picasso Right: Exploding Clock, Salvador Dali
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