Let Me Do the Thinking for You!
Peace be upon you
In the previous episode
we discussed how
the evolution myth disciples
mix facts with myth so you accept
what they say as a package
For you to accept this package
they spice things up by dazzling you
with lists of evolution myth promoters;
at every chance
That's why when you hear
the myth zealots among us
glorify evolution 'scientists' by saying,
"Darwin was such and such!
So-and-so is a great scientist!
X is an unmatched scholar!
He wrote a 600-page book
on this phenomenon!
He spent 20 years
researching this issue!
This scientist won the Nobel Prize!
This other was knighted
for his contributions to science!
x percentage of natural scientists
believe in the theory of evolution..."
When the zealots
make such statements
they are asking you
to let them do the thinking for you
As if they're saying,
"These scientists know more than you
They are smart
with a higher intellect than yours
Get ready! You will hear bizarre things
but you must be convinced
because those who say them
are such great figures
If your mind rejects their words
do not question
their truthfulness or
the validity of their conclusions
Instead, question your own mind!
Do not try to check the validity
of their experiments and deductions
because you will not understand."
Are you suggesting I cancel my mind
and just follow them blindly?
And simply accept their conclusions
no matter how absurd
just because of their
knowledge and titles?
Dear viewers: Letting someone
do the thinking for you isn't acceptable
even if it is a person
more knowledgeable in religion!
Yes, you must follow the scholars;
as long as they speak from knowledge
Religious scholars are not sanctified
nor are their words unquestionable!
Don't you see how the People
of the Scripture were admonished because
“...They have taken their scholars and
monks as lords besides Allah.”?
QTM 9:37)
Those scholars and monks undoubtedly
had more religious knowledge
But, when they permitted the unlawful,
prohibited the lawful,
and contradicted necessary truths
—which were self-evident
(in revelation) to any sane person—
it became a crime for people to allow
these scholars to think for them
and to accept their falsehoods
"They have taken their scholars
and monks as lords besides Allah,
and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary.
And they were not commanded
except to worship one God;
there is no deity except Him.
Exalted is He above whatever they
associate with Him." (QTM 9:37)
The Church used to tell people,
"Do not read the Holy Book on your own,
because you will not understand it
and you will be misled."
Similarly, today's pseudoscience
missionaries tell people,
"Do not ponder the universe on your own
because you will not understand it
and you will be misled."
So, people allowed one group after
another, to do the thinking for them
The Arab revolutions and
counter-revolutions that followed
exposed how fake those who
masqueraded as men of religion
and knowledge, were
Thus, the youth lost faith in them,
regretted trusting them,
and expelled them from
their minds and hearts!
They thought that by doing so
they had freed their minds
However, instead of looking
for more sincere role models
or making an effort
to search for the truth
—as if their minds had become
used to laziness and
their hearts needed to cling
to people instead of principles—
they sought new tenants
to rent out their hearts and minds to:
The pseudoscience missionaries
From the frying pan
into the fire!
They thought they had freed their mind
but they only changed its tenants!
True, natural scientists are
knowledgeable in their fields
but benefiting from knowledge
is a matter of blessings and guidance
It requires a pure heart and good
intentions; just like Islamic knowledge
Just like some memorize the Quran,
Sunnah, and opinions of scholars;
without benefiting from any of them
Rather, they use their
ilm (knowledge) to mislead others
Similarly, some natural scientists
do not benefit from their science
but use it to mislead people
Why?
Is it the fear of
the Darwinian lobbyists?
Or because the alternative, in their view
is an altered unconvincing religion?
Or because of psychological problems
inflicted by the Church's actions
in the Middle Ages?
Is it to retain their academic posts?
Or for personal gain
by riding the wave of the myth?
Do they only pretend
to believe in the myth?
Or did following their whims
blind their insights
until they actually believed in the myth?
Why do they show faith
in the evolution myth?
The reasons aren't our current concern
We will tackle them
in a later episode, Allah willing
Whatever the reasons, don't ask me
to let them do the thinking for me
To have much knowledge
yet be blind to the biggest
and most obvious truth!
To be so articulate
in presenting facts
yet arrive at conclusions that
contradict basic mental axioms!
None of this indicates
that the creation of organisms
with Intent and Will
is a disputable matter
Rather, their lack of insight
despite their intelligence
is a manifestation
of Allah's Omnipotence when
He obscures the obvious truth
from those who follow desires
Contemplate the following verse
which makes the heart shudder,
"So, have you seen him who
has taken his desires as his god,
and Allah has let him go astray,
despite having knowledge,
and has sealed his ear and his heart,
and put a cover on his eye?
Now who will guide him after Allah?
Do you not take heed?" (QTM 45:23)
So, when the myth zealots tell you,
"It took Darwin 20 years to write
his book, 'The Origin of Species'!"
Instead of feeling impressed, say,
"Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You
from unbeneficial knowledge."
Should Allah leave a
person with no assistance,
his destruction will result
from his persistence!
"...Their deeds have become worthless
in this world and the Hereafter."
(QTM 2:217)
"...like a mirage in a desert.
The thirsty one thinks it to be water,
until he comes up to it, he finds
it to be nothing..." (QTM 24:39)
Therefore, dear viewers
these episodes are not for
listing the names of scientists
who deny the evolution myth
and their denial statements
I won't say, "Don't let Richard Dawkins
do the thinking for you
Instead let Michael Denton
think for you
because he has more
knowledge and research."
No! Scientists are only human
and so are we
Strange how some people only use
this term to describe Islamic scholars
but not Western ones!
Instead, they expect us
to rent out our minds to them
Strange how one might disdain
Ijma (scholarly consensus)
in Aqidah (creed)
or Tafsir (interpretation)
and find it plausible
that 14 centuries
of the Ummah's scholars have
misunderstood Islam
under the slogan:
They're only human, just like us!
While with Western 'scientists'
he's like a dependent submissive child
allowing them to do the thinking for them
and even urging others to do the same!
Our job in these episodes
is not to give you a list of names
We do not want to be like our friend
from the previous episode
who impressed his friend
with facts about Holland
—as if hypnotizing him—
before presenting the success vitamin myth
Our job in these episodes
is to clarify the scientific concepts
associated with evolution
A simplification to to make them
comprehensible to all
and to reinstate the status of the mind
so it can judge; away from deception
No one is happier with
a sound mind than us
because we believe that
our mind was created by Allah
—with Knowledge and Perfection—
to recognize truth
It's not a mind created by
accumulated random events;
that cannot be relied on
to recognize truth or to guide
Any argument that starts with:
"So and so believes in evolution..."
is a logical fallacy called:
Appeal to Authority
Meaning: Authority of
celebrities in the field
Similarly, listing those who
support the evolution myth
and their percentage among scientists
is another fallacy
called:
Appeal to the Majority
We'll leave such fallacies to those
who rent out their minds
and to those who occupy them
As for us, don't expect us to respond
to a paper supporting the myth
just by referring
to another that opposes it
or respond to one scientist's claim
with another's; without full scrutiny
It's not tit-for-tat,
scoring goals, and counting points
We will not cherry-pick papers
that support our belief
and neglect those that contradict it
We won't —subjectively—
glorify those who agree
with us and demean those who don't
This isn't a methodological approach
This is the method of the
myth proponents not ours!
Instead, we'll first see
what the mind indicates
then examine
the research and observations;
that support or oppose
our mind's reasoning
We'll then analyze
to see where the fault lies
That is where we base our evidence
We may quote a natural scientist or two:
not as evidence
but for extra reassurance
that our understanding is not unique
To recap: The first two methods
used by the myth proponents are:
1. Mixing facts with myth
2. Dazzling you into
leasing your mind
In the next episodes, we'll discuss
more of their methods, Allah willing
So stay tuned!
Peace and Mercy of Allah be upon you