Yahya - Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an (2003)

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JUSTICE AND TOLERANCE IN THE OUR'AN
Imaginary Mechanisms of Evolution
The second important point that negates Darwin's theory
is that both concepts put forward by the theory as
"evolutionary mechanisms" were understood to have, in
reality, no evolutionary power.
Darwin based his evolution allegation entirely on the
mechanism of "natural selection". The importance he placed
on this mechanism was evident in the name of his book: The
Origin of Species, By Means Of Natural Selection…
Natural selection holds that those living things that are
stronger and more suited to the natural conditions of their
habitats will survive in the struggle for life. For example, in a
deer herd under the threat of attack by wild animals, those
that can run faster will survive. Therefore, the deer herd will
be comprised of faster and stronger individuals. However,
unquestionably, this mechanism will not cause deer to evolve
and transform themselves into another living species, for
instance, horses.
Therefore, the mechanism of natural selection has no
evolutionary power. Darwin was also aware of this fact and
had to state this in his book The Origin of Species:
Natural selection can do nothing until favourable individual
differences or variations occur. 58
Lamarck's Impact
So, how could these "favourable variations" occur?
Darwin tried to answer this question from the standpoint of
the primitive understanding of science in his age. According
to the French biologist Lamarck, who lived before Darwin,