8/9/2019 Adherence to the Values of Religion Ends the Horror of Gambling Drinking and Drugs-Harun Yahya

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Darwin's theory entered into a deep crisis because of thelaws of genetics discovered in the first quarter of the20th century. Nevertheless, a group of scientists who

were determined to remain loyal to Darwin endeavoured tocome up with solutions. They came together in a meeting or-ganised by the Geological Society of America in 1941.Geneticists, zoologists, paleontologists, and mathematical ge-neticists, after long discussions, finally agreed on ways to"patch up" Darwinism.

This cadre focused on the question of the origin of the ad-

vantageous variations that supposedly caused living organ-isms to evolve-an issue that Darwin himself was unable toexplain but simply tried to side-step by dependingon Lamarck. The idea was now "random muta-tions". They named this new theory "The ModernSynthetic Evolution Theory", which was formu-lated by adding the concept of mutation toDarwin's natural selection thesis. In a short time,this theory came to be known as "neo-Darwinism"and those who put forward the theory were called"neo-Darwinists".

The following decades were to become an era ofdesperate attempts to prove neo-Darwinism. It wasalready known that mutations-or "accidents" -thattook place in the genes of living organisms were al-ways harmful. Neo-Darwinists tried to establish acase for "advantageous mutation" by carrying outthousands of mutation experiments. All their attempts ended incomplete failure. They also tried to prove that the first living or-ganisms could have originated by chance under primitive ter-restrial conditions that the theory posited but the same failureattended these experiments too.

Neo-Darwinist theory is also defeated by the fossil record.No "transitional forms", which were supposed to show thegradual evolution of living organisms from primitive to ad-vanced species as the neo-Darwinist theory claimed, have ever

been found anywhere in the world. At the same time, compara-tive anatomy revealed that species that were supposed to haveevolved from one another had in fact very different anatomicalfeatures and that they could never have been ancestors or de-scendants of each other.

But neo-Darwinism was never a scientific theory anyway,but was an ideological dogma if not to say some sort of "reli-gion". This is why the champions of the theory of evolution stillgo on defending it in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.One thing they cannot agree on however is which of the differ-ent models proposed for the realisation of evolution is the"right" one. One of the most important of these models is thefantastic scenario known as "punctuated equilibrium".

Most of the scientists who believe in evolution accept the neo-Darwinist theory of slow, gradual evolution. In recent decades,however, a different model has been proposed. Called "punctu-ated equilibrium", this model maintains that living species came

about not through a series of small changes, as Darwin had main-tained, but by sudden, large ones.

The first vociferous defenders of this notion appeared at thebeginning of the 1970s. Two American paleontologists, NilesEldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, were well aware that theclaims of the neo-Darwinist theory were absolutely refuted bythe fossil record. Fossils proved that living organisms did notoriginate by gradual evolution, but appeared suddenly andfully-formed. Neo-Darwinists were living with the fond hope-they still do-that the lost transitional forms would one day befound. Realising that this hope was groundless, Eldredge andGould were nevertheless unable to abandon their evolutionary

dogma, so they put forward a new model: punctu-ated equilibrium. This is the claim that evolutiondid not take place as a result of minor variations butrather in sudden and great changes.

This model was nothing but a model for fan-tasies. For instance, European paleontologist O.H.Shindewolf, who led the way for Eldredge andGould, claimed that the first bird came out of a rep-tile egg, as a "gross mutation", that is, as a result of ahuge "accident" that took place in the genetic struc-ture. According to the same theory, some land-dwelling animals could have turned into giantwhales having undergone a sudden and compre-hensive transformation. These claims, totally con-tradicting all the rules of genetics, biophysics, and

biochemistry are as scientific as the fairy tales about frogs turn-ing into princes! Nevertheless, being distressed by the crisisthat the neo-Darwinist assertion was in, some evolutionist pa-leontologists embraced this theory, which had the distinction of

being even more bizarre than neo-Darwinism itself.

The only purpose of this model was to provide an explana-tion of the gaps in the fossil-record that the neo-Darwinistmodel could not explain. However, it is hardly rational to at-tempt to explain the fossil gap in the evolution of birds with aclaim that "a bird popped all of a sudden out of a reptile egg",

because by the evolutionists' own admission, the evolution of aspecies to another species requires a great and advantageouschange in genetic information. However, no mutation whatso-ever improves the genetic information or adds new informationto it. Mutations only derange genetic information. Thus the"gross mutations" imagined by the punctuated equilibriummodel would only cause "gross", that is "great", reductions andimpairments in the genetic information.

Moreover, the model of "punctuated equilibrium" collapsesfrom the very first step by its inability to address the questionof the origin of life, which is also the question that refutes theneo-Darwinist model from the outset. Since not even a singleprotein can have originated by chance, the debate over whetherorganisms made up of trillions of those proteins have under-gone a "punctuated" or "gradual" evolution is senseless. (Forfurther reading, see The Evolution Deceit by Harun Yahya)

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O ne of the things which strikes one most inthe gloomy picture of a society where reli-gious values are not observed is the factthat drinking and gambling have become a way oflife for the majority. Not living by the principles ofIslam, its members do not know what is meant by pa-tience, or hope, or putting trust in God. That is whythey primarily seek relief in gambling or drinkingwhenever they face an ordeal.

When things do not go their way, when they be-come angry, feel bored, sorry or even when they re-

joice, they immediately resort to alcohol and, in theirown way, "find relief." However, in this they do noth-ing but harm themselves as well as others. As theydrink more, they lose their consciousness, a pretextwhich exonerates them from all blame. They offendpeople, and act improperly in society without anyembarrassment. People do not feel astonished whenthey see someone who conducts his business seri-ously in daily life crying himself to sleep when drunkat other times.

Losing consciousness because of drink, with allthe ill effects that follow from it, is clear evidence of

the unrest it brings to society. It is notuncommon, for instance, for a man tolose everything he possesses in justone night of gambling, or after drink-ing, to commit murder, violence, sui-cide, etc. These evils are referred to inthe following verse:

You who believe! Wine and gam-bling, stone altars and divining ar-rows are abominations devised bySatan. Avoid them completely sothat hopefully you will be success-ful. Satan wants to stir up enmityand hatred between you by meansof wine and gambling, and to debaryou from remembrance of God andfrom prayer. Will you not then give them up?(Surat al-Ma'ida: 90-91)

Because the religion of truth prohibits gambling,believers stay well away from it. The fear of God intheir hearts guarantees this avoidance. Whatever thecircumstances are, however compelling or alluringthey might seem, they never give in. From the stand-point of religion, there are no pretexts or legitimateexcuses which may be put forth. Nobody commitsthe immorality of finding pretexts, since an unlawfulact in religion disallows flexibility or leniency.

Where people do not adhere to the principles ofreligion, their values and judgements become unreli-

able in nature, since they change according to time,circumstances and associates. Different interpreta-tions arise based on these factors. Gambling and sim-ilar misdeeds may be unacceptable in some places,while it becomes quite unexceptional even for thosewho see it as an evil, provided that it is engaged inparticular places like hotels. Even one who, as a prin-ciple, does not gamble, feels free to indulge in gam-

bling when he finds a "proper" place.

If anything is accepted to be evil or immoral, itshould be strictly avoided under all circumstances.Acting differently according to the company or con-ditions one finds oneself in is an evident indication ofa feeble character. It is unlikely that one who is un-aware of religious morality, could even display astrong personality or will.

Another way of finding relief in such societiesis drugs. As reported by a news agency, a report pre-pared by the United Nations in 1997 shows that 200million people all over the world use drugs. Everyday, newspapers and television supply in-depth cov-

erage of news about drug abuse andaddiction, which, in a way, numbsour minds, causing us to see thissubject as nothing out of the ordi-nary. But reflecting upon these evilsprovides us with a better under-standing of the weakness of this ac-

ceptance: is it acceptable that man,being the most conscious of all livingbeings on earth, should depend onan irreversible addiction to a fewmilligrams of some substance or ma-terial and, when deprived of it, loseconsciousness and even suffer acomplete breakdown?

Those who are addicted to drugs often take theinitial dose saying, "Nothing will happen if I only tryit once." Consciously or unconsciously, these peopleoften develop a rebellious nature. They generally de-velop "reasonable" excuses for their addiction, whichare nevertheless inherently feeble. Ignoring their per-sonal weak-will or weaknesses, they put all the

blame on the people surrounding them. Familyproblems, failures at school or in business life, dis-putes in social life, financial problems, things notgoing their way or being depressed for one reason oranother are often seen as adequate reasons to makethem fall by the wayside. Once they are invaded bythis spirit, they develop a negative outlook and drift

into even greater gloom and negativity.

Faced with life's difficulties, they feel themselvesweak. Indeed, since they do not see their Creator astheir friend, they have no one to trust. They seek thesolution in forgetting everything and losing trueconsciousness. With this in mind, each day they in-crease the dosage of drugs they take and preparetheir destruction with their own hands. Besides,having no faith in an eternal life after death and as-suming that death will put an end to their very exis-tence, they aim to make the most of life, but they feelterrified because life, which they want to make themost of, turns into a nightmare for them. They ulti-mately face a deadlock, as the problems weighingheavily in their daily life bring their physical andmental state to ruin.

This horrible mood of exasperation and ragewhich they experience is, in reality, their recompensein this world for pursuing their own wishes and de-sires -i.e. not conducting themselves conscien-tiously- instead of seeking God's pleasure.

God granted man wisdom, will and conscienceand promised him a blissful life both in this worldand the next, provided that he aims to please Him.Otherwise, a torment would await him both in thisworld and the hereafter. The truth is, only those seek-ing ways to come close to God may feel secure in thehope of attaining the eternal life of Paradise and of

leading a peaceful and comfortable life in this world.

Closeness to God, the eternal Owner of the heav-ens, the earth and everything in between, is surelythe greatest support one can ever receive. That iswhy believers are the strongest and most resistantpeople in the world. They have strength of will andkeen awareness. As well as not showing weakness,they do not find it proper to harbour any weakness intheir souls. What makes them so strong and resoluteis their profound faith in God and their sincere devo-tion to the religion sent by Him.

(For detailed information on this topic, see HarunYahya, The Nightmare of Disbelief)

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Many people today are searching for away to escape from all the inhumanity,

chaos, confusion, quarrels, conflicts, wor-ries, selfishness and deceit we see in theworld; they are looking for a way to estab-lish a way of life that will bring them con-tentment, inner certainty and peace.

Some of these seekers believe they willfind the happiness and peace of mind theyare looking for in religions such asHinduism or Buddhism. However, al-though religions like Hinduism andBuddhism-among the oldest we know of-give some good ethical advice, not every-thing they contain is true. Over thecenturies, they have absorbed elements ofthe customs and traditions of the societiesthat have adopted them en masse, andhave degenerated as a result of various legends and erroneous beliefs thathave been added to them, so that the form in which we know them today isone tainted with superstition. It is for this reason that these religions es-pouse many beliefs and practices that conflict with reason and logic.

The belief in karma is one such characteristic of these religions that arecurrently attracting interest in our countries. Although it encourages peopleto adopt certain positive moral qualities, the philosophy of karma also con-

tains several erroneous and superstitious beliefs.

In this book we shall deal both with those aspects of the belief i n karmathat concern good ethical practices that accord with the teachings of theQuran, and with those erroneous aspects that accord neither with theQuran, nor with human reason and nor with human conscience. Would itmake sense to attempt to implement the rules of an irrational philosophythat lacks proper evidence to support it?

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