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Vestigial Structures And A Perfect God
Aoa, does Ghamidi sb believe in creationism or evolution (any form of evolution ie human exceptionalism, Adamic exceptionalism or no exceptions)? How can a muslim respond to the presence of vestigial structures in human body that don’t play any part or a minor one in humans since God is a perfect creator so then why He left such parts in humans. Atheists believe in evolution of humans and say that it is random/blind so now we have these parts that are of no use. How can we respond to such arguments?
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Vestigial Structures And A Perfect God
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Ghamidi Sahab States:
“Anchorperson: Evolutionists hold that the appendix and many other vestigial organs in the human body have lost relevance with time. Doesn’t this argument offer evidence in support of Darwinian evolution?
Ghamidi:: It is the same thing which I already said. It is a very insignificant thing upon which you have not yet run a full research. It is possible that as time passes you learn the use of these things. How many things are there about whom man does not know much but may learn tomorrow.
Anchorperson: (interrupting): Mr. Ghamidi, if the appendix is cut off even then man lives a perfectly healthy life.
Ghamidi:: Look, the fact of the matter is that even the heart is transplanted, kidneys are changed, one kidney is removed; even then man lives his life.
Anchorperson: (interrupting). No. Mr. Ghamidi. Medicine has to be taken in those cases. Whereas, in case of the removal of appendix, one does not need any medication.
Ghamidi:: (continues) No. What I am saying is that why do you keep the concept of use to health alone? There could be many aspects of usefulness. It is possible that we have not yet discovered any of these. I mean let life go on; let research continue. Merely the presence of this gland does not necessarily prove that man has evolved from apes; or man has been fish; or has grown out of a horse. This is very insignificant evidence. You can at best say that this warrants that the theory should be further pondered over. I say that keep it in its original position. A crime has to be considered a crime. You have to hang someone. You need evidence. It is possible that at times you base yourself on circumstantial evidence and feel that someone is a murderer.
Will you hang the man on the basis of that feeling? What I mean is that both the sides are offering evidence. The argument should be presented the way it is. The argument in favour of creationism should be kept at its original stead. What is being said in favour of evolution should also be taken as it is. If evidence is found against the evolution theory that too should be honestly presented to the world. Today when I study scientists especially the upholders of evolutionists I feel as if they are extremely saddened when evidence appears against the theory of evolution. We should at least study the theory of evolution and creationism equally. What is this bias? You start presenting a theory as a scientific fact. The other thing you fully reject and are not ready to ponder over it a bit?“…
(Excerpt from English Rendition of an episode of the TV Program “Ghamidi”)
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Complete Transcript:
Episode 1: http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1449
Episode 2: http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1453
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