Wakey Wakey!
Peace be upon you
Is everything taught to our children
—in schools and universities— factual?
Or are politicized agendas
misleading them with myths
that contradict facts
proven 130 years ago?
Let me tell you a shocking
story that summarizes
much of what
goes on in Western science:
The story of the whale's pelvic bones
So stay tuned...
If you were to ask
the evolution myth zealots:
"What is the clearest
example of evolution?"
They would say:
"The evolution of whales."
If asked to provide evidence
for this evolution
they say:
"The posterior bones in whales.
Whales have two useless bones
which are clearly remnants
of hips and legs of a terrestrial
that walked on land
52 million years ago.
Then, it underwent random
mutations and natural selection
until it evolved into the whale
we now know
These two bones remain as proof
of coincidence and unintentionality
because —if a creator had
created these organisms—
why would he give whales
useless bones?"
Perhaps the first to call
these bones 'useless'
is the textbook:
"Biology" by Curtis and Barnes
in 1989
It referred to these bones
as 'useless vestiges'
Most other biology textbooks
in Western universities
—also used in Arab universities—
soon followed suit
such as:
"Glencoe Biology"
"Modern Biology"
"Biology by Raven and Johnson"
and many, many more
In fact
almost all biology textbooks
studied by students of medicine,
pharmacy, nursing, biology,
as well as high school students
in international programs (IG, SAT, etc.)
contain diagrams and statements
asserting the uselessness of these bones
under the title:
'Evidence for Evolution'
Almost every myth zealot
presents these bones —proudly—
as evidence for evolution!
Here's Jerry Coyne:
"We have many vestigial organs that
can only be explained by evolution.
Here's one of them.
If you look at whale skeletons
in Natural History museums
...you will often see
these two limb bones suspended...
Why are they there? They don't
seem to have any function at all!"
And Richard Dawkins:
"But amazingly, if you look inside,
deep inside a whale, you'll find vestiges
vestiges of hind limbs, little tiny
remnants of bones which show
that the ancestors
had real hind limbs that
they actually used for walking."
So, what happened next?
In 2014, an evolution journal
—even named after the myth: "Evolution"—
published a paper titled:
"Sexual selection targets cetacean
pelvic bones" (in dolphins and whales)
After this publication, news sites were
suddenly flooded with headlines such as:
"Whale reproduction: It's all in the hips"
Really?
So they are useful?!
Not only useful
but essential for reproduction!
and without them
whales would NOT exist!
USC News even said:
"New study turns a long-accepted
evolutionary assumption on its head
finding that whale pelvic bones
play a key role in mating."
Here is the Smithsonian website
—an extreme advocate for the myth—
publishing under the title:
"Whales Make Good Use of Their Pelvises"
Great!
Did these sites then admit that
the myth of evolution has been undermined
after the collapse of the evidence
they constantly relied on?
Of course not!
Instead, they shoved
evolution-related terms
such as 'evolutionary' and 'evolved'
into the introductions of their articles
and attributed, to evolution, the benefit
of these bones and their function
As if they are saying:
"The truth must be buried
for the myth to live on;
To which we reply: Persist in your
coverups and forever live in the dark!
Nonetheless, we would like to say
to all sites that announced this news:
Wakey wakey!
This paper in "Evolution"
which caused all this hype
was not trying to prove that the whale's
pelvic bones were necessary for mating
Rather, this fact has been
established and well-known for ages
as mentioned in the introduction
of this paper
Myth disciples: Don't you read?
As for me
I took the time to read
the relevant parts of the paper
In its introduction
I found this paragraph which states
that the belief by many, that whales'
pelvic bones are useless vestiges
is incorrect because
they are necessary for mating
The article then explains the bones'
well-known role in mating
with references to 11 other papers
detailing their importance!
It also illustrated the relationship
between the bones and the whale's genitals
Thus, the function of these bones in
the mating of whales was already known
and was not the subject of
this paper published in 2014
Instead, the paper examined
the differences in bone shape
between the various species
of dolphins and whales
demonstrating that their sizes and
shapes match the internal organs
of the whale or dolphin;
which helps in mating
So, once again
the evidence the myth zealots
manipulate to mislead their followers
transforms, by true science, into
additional evidence (for any sane person)
for the mastery, precision, and
preordination of everything in creation
But wait!
Let us go back to the earlier research
cited in this paper such as
the papers that detail the role
of these bones in mating
Strangely, dear viewers
the first scientific paper
to mention the importance
of these bones in mating
is the Struthers' paper
published in 1881
1881!
One year before Darwin died!
So, the importance
of these bones in mating
has been known since Darwin's time;
not since the 2014 research
as 'scientific' websites presumed
But since my great-great-grandfather's
time (Allah's Mercy be upon them)
Struthers was a disciple of the myth
In his paper, I found that
he studied these bones in detail,
sketched them, and described fully their
relationship to genital organs in whales
Struthers said that these bones
were rudiments of legs
from the evolutionary ancestors of whales
and that their function in whales changed
and became restricted to mating
For now, let's ignore this absurd
obstinacy to prove the myth
What matters is that Struthers
—more than 130 years ago—
explained the role of these bones
in detail
Many researchers after him
confirmed this role
in their publications
in 1885, 1907, 1918, 1922, 1932, 1966,
1998, 2004, 2007, and 2009
All these papers consider the role
of the bones in mating as a given fact
then move on to delve
into their main topic
But wait!
Isn't this funny?
Assuming that bones
—which used to be for walking—
are now for mating
How did Struthers conclude that
the thigh bone: the femur
evolved into bones related to
whale genital organs
to help with mating?
How could he claim that
without evidence?
As it's a mess
whichever way you look at it
why not erase the fact that
pelvic bones help in mating and
keep the hypothesis that
whales evolved from terrestrials?
This magic trick
was actually done in the book:
"Biology by Curtis and Barnes"
where
instead of the sentence:
"The bones are evolutionary vestiges;
essential for the mating of whales"
we find:
"...the whale retains pelvic and
leg bones as useless vestiges."
After "Biology by Curtis and Barnes"
a large number of accredited books
followed suit
as we have shown
Accredited textbooks taught by
professors at universities?!
Textbooks that are proofread, reviewed,
and updated almost every year?
Yes!
How is that possible?
In the conclusion of the "Evolution"
paper that caused the hype in 2014
the researchers
—who are also disciples of the myth—
reiterate the role of these bones
in the mating of whales
and describe those who call them useless
as 'noncetacean biologists'
Noncetacean?
Then, where are the
cetacean biologists
to call out this terrible mistake
that has tainted biology textbooks
with a myth
contradicting facts
known for the past 130 years?!
So, to the scientific websites
that published:
"We have finally discovered the role
of the bones in the whale's hind,"
we say:
"Wakey wakey!"
This fact has been well-known
for 130 years
but many myth disciples
do not bother to read
Therefore, we have a piece of advice
for the myth disciples:
"In science...you cannot use
a 100 year old book
to say: 'I criticize evolution...'
No!
Science relies on constant updates.
...if you rely completely
on a book written —even 5 or 4 years ago—
you might lead yourself
into a scientific scandal!
If you want to speak about science
you stay constantly up to date.
Science knows no rest.
One cannot sleep then wake up
to carry on with science."
Exactly!
Well done!
Thank you!
Let's see how you keep up with science:
"You may wonder where
the hind limbs are
in this huge smooth body
that swims in water?
True!
There aren't any hind limbs.
But if you inspect
the anatomy of the whale
you will be amazed.
You will find a group of small bones,
much smaller than the bones
found in the fin.
But when these bones
were studied and examined
it became crystal clear that they
were of two hind limbs: vestigial bones
...utterly useless
as universally accepted by biologists!
The bones are inside the whale's body.
Clear?
They have clearly not adapted
in any way or form
to the smooth elongated body
of this swimming animal
Utterly useless!
Unnecessary!
Why are they there then?
Why are they deeply-situated
at the rear?
Because they are vestigial remnants.
Undoubtedly!
These bones used to form two hind legs
which were —once upon a time—
useful and necessary for a tetrapod
...an animal walking on four limbs
Certainly, it did not walk in water;
it definitely walked on land.
Strange and fascinating evidence!
Yes!
Strange and fascinating evidence, indeed!
...Utterly useless
as universally accepted by biologists!"
To some we say: "Wakey Wakey,"
while others still need to wake up!
Let us see what our children are taught
in these videos, translated to Arabic and
published in 2016 —supposedly to
enlighten the mind and spread science:
"... Modern whales do not have legs
but they have a pair
of strange bones
where the hips and legs
are supposed to be.
Here is a picture of these bones.
Is the similarity just a coincidence?
Or are these bones of actual legs?
Perhaps vestiges of the whale's
evolutionary history..."
In fact, let us look at the most popular
accredited international textbooks
which our kids study
in universities and schools
especially in the IG and SAT programs
Certainly, after this scandal, they must
have —humbly— amended their error, right?
Well, let's see
This is "Holt Biology"
2011 Edition, taught to our children
in the SAT program
It continues to mislead them
about the whale's pelvic bones
So sit with your son and daughter
dear viewer
and let them watch this episode
so that they learn
how they've been deceived
What about the well-known international
textbook: "Biology by Raven and Johnson"
In its new 2017 edition
—No! No way! They must have
amended the error by then, right?—
No! Not Yet!
Go to page 434
It still repeats the same lie and
tells students that these bones
"have no apparent function"
and that:
"It is difficult to understand vestigial
structures such as these as anything
other than evolutionary relics."
This scandal, is similar to the scandal
of Haeckel's embryo drawings
which we discussed in the episode:
"For the Sake of the Myth"
Although its fabrication was exposed
more than a century ago (in 1909)
it continues to circulate in
accredited textbooks and sites
that promote the evolution myth
to this day
alongside the myth of
'useless pelvic bones in whales'
and many other myths
The same textbooks still claim
that the appendix has no function
as in "Biology by Raven and Johnson"
2017 Edition, page 992
Even though we showed
in the episode "Caught you!"
that the myth disciples themselves exposed
this —many years ago— as another lie
Some of these textbooks
have titles like: "Modern Biology"
Modern?!
When they haven't updated
their information for over 130 years!
As if to say:
"So what?
We believe in evolution
and evolution takes millions of years.
Therefore, after millions of years
you may find these 'vestigial errors'
removed from our books."
But I have good news!
In 2018
just a short while ago
the fifth edition of the textbook
"Essentials of Biology" was released
by the globally renowned
McGraw-Hill publishing company
To be fair, they did not
repeat the same lie
Enough!
It stinks!
What did they do then?
Did the authors admit that the bones
are essential for the survival of whales
and apologize for the errors
in previous editions?
Of course not!
Of course not!
Instead, they did not mention
these posterior bones at all;
as if they never existed!
Because, frankly, it's a scandal!
Something you used —for decades—
as evidence for your case turns, suddenly
into evidence against you!
So, no need to bring it up
Don't mention it at all!
But what about the evolution of whales:
their strongest 'alleged' evidence?
Especially since each of their so-called
'evolutionary milestones'
has it own comical story
as we will show, Allah willing
That's why they transferred the vestigial
bones lie to another creature
on their alleged evolutionary ladder:
The 'Rodhocetus'
as they call it
"Sorry, who?"
Rodhocetus!
"Pleased to meet you.
Can we see Mr. Rodhocetus
and examine his bones as well?"
"No, unfortunately he's dead."
"Dead! When?"
"30 million years ago.
Refute our claims, if you can!
Prove its bones were useful!
We challenge you!"
The 2018 edition
repeats a different lie
about pelvic protrusions
near a snake's cloaca
It claims they are useless
vestigial hind limbs from a four-limbed
evolutionary ancestor
This same lie is propagated
by other accredited textbooks
Even though
—at least 40 years ago
and in various publications—
the protrusions were found
to be 'claws' or 'spurs'
that help snakes during mating
and in combat between the males
They are not useless legs, as those
who demean people's minds claim
Maybe we should wait another 130 years
for these books to sweep this lie
under the rug
By then, they would have made up
new lies to prop the myth
so that it does not collapse
This is how the myth disciples look
for any protrusion in any organism
to label as:
'a useless evolutionary vestige'
Believers in the myth of evolution:
if you respect science and
get defensive about scientific facts;
please know that I respect true science
and feel defensive about it;
more than you do
I excelled in Biology
and got my academic degree
with distinction, thanks to Allah
I do not only learn science
from the West
but also contribute with
publications, patents,
modifying empirical research equations
and reviewing accredited textbooks
Yes, I love the true science
in the aforementioned books
but not their pseudoscience pages
dedicated to the propagation of the myth
Science teaches me that such pages
are only good
for wrapping sandwiches
But make sure the paper
doesn't contain any health pollutants
alongside its mind pollutants!
There's a lot to say, dear viewers, but
I don't want to hold you up any longer
so, let me refer you to some resources
The giraffe...
Do you remember, dear viewers
its exquisite internal systems?
The specialized system that pumps
blood to its brain
and prevents it from pooling in its legs?
That even NASA drew inspiration from it
and modeled it in their designs?
The myth disciples ignore all this;
it doesn't concern them
Instead they say (about the giraffe's
recurrent laryngeal nerve):
"Strangely, he did not realize
the implications
or wonder why this nerve
loops such a long way
which seems stupid and foolish.
Completely unnecessary!
Why does it do so?"
Unnecessary!
So they say
I refer you, dear viewers
to this article
on the website:
Muslims-res.com
so you can see how the evidence
for greatness and mastery in design
is presented by the myth disciples
as evidence for chance and randomness
There's a lot to say
Today, we talked about one element
of the alleged evolution of whales
A key contributor to Neo-Darwinism:
Stephen Jay Gould
—after explaining the alleged evolution
of whales and the so-called evidence
of useless pelvic bones—
proudly announced:
"This discovery... stands as a triumph
in the history of paleontology.
I cannot imagine a better tale for
popular presentation of science,
or a more satisfying, and intellectually
based, political victory
over lingering creationist opposition."
There's a lot to say.
But this should suffice
for those truly seeking guidance
What we presented should alert
those who have been stung by
the pseudoscience missionaries
and their Arab patrons
"A believer should not be stung twice
from the same hole." (Prophet Muhammad)
This begs the question:
By Allah, had religious Muslim authors
been behind this big scientific scandal
how would they have been viewed
by the Muslim youth who are dazzled
by the West and allow the West
to do the thinking for them?
Wouldn't such a scandal cause the closure
of its publisher or at least a lawsuit
for providing misleading information
to students and professors?
The story of the whale's pelvic bones
has taught us a lot, dear viewers
We now have a deeper conviction
that what the myth zealots
use as a Shubha (doubt)
against creation
can —with true science— become new
evidence for Allah's words, translated as:
"...the making of Allah Who has
perfected everything..." (Quran 27:88)
We've learned that we must warn
our children in universities and schools
to prevent them from becoming
new victims of outdated misinformation
and politicized pseudoscience
The story of the whale's pelvic bones
taught us to smile —with irony—
when those who let others
think for them, say:
"You are obsessed with your global
conspiracy theories against religion!
All textbooks teach evolution!
All universities teach evolution!
This is science, man!
Science!"
This begs the question:
When we see —in these textbooks
that get 'thoroughly' reviewed—
such myths lingering for decades
or for more than a century;
should we view them as mere errors?
Or as a result
of the politicization of science?
Or, is science used
to mislead people?
I won't answer now
I'll leave it to you
But we will make an important stop later
in the appropriate sequence in the series
to present some shocking
well-documented facts
—some of which I witnessed personally—
that will help answer
these questions, Allah Willing
But, it is very important to conclude
with what we started:
If, dear viewer, you didn't watch
any of the three episodes:
"Caught you!", "The Cocktail"
or "Wakey Wakey!"
You shouldn't feel obligated to find
answers to all the previous questions
You should simply —while leaning
back and sipping your espresso—
tell the myth disciple:
"The burden of proof falls on you
to prove that your randomness
and blind selection can bring about
the same organisms whose parts
you want me to explain (their function)
Our answer is reasonable and logical
Everything that was mentioned
in these three episodes
is merely a side-note;
to tell the myth zealots:
"Go read and learn before you speak
you ignorant people!"
O Allah, teach us what is
of benefit, benefit us with it,
guide us, and use
us to guide others
Peace be upon you
"Such is Allah’s creation, so show me what
those apart from Him have created;
rather, the unjust
are in evident misguidance."
(Quran Translated Meaning 31:11)