Harun Yahya
Ta­Ha Publishers, 2000;
£6.95
ISBN 1897940971
Rating: 3/4

Everyone takes the theory of evolution for granted. How many people even know where the ideas for the theory came from, apart from spontaneously saying "Darwin"? Have you ever thought that it might all sound a bit vague and far fetched?

The Evolution Deceit completely explodes the myths surrounding the theory, with nothing but evidence based scientific research and knowledge. At the end of the day, that's all it is, a theory, that was never proved. Darwin himself admitted that there were problems with it. The rapid advancement of science in the last century has only served to give a better perception of the immensity of the problem of the origin of life on earth rather than to its solution. Thousands of scientists around the world, particularly in the United States and Europe, defy the theory of evolution and have published many books on its invalidity. This is just one of them.

This glossy book takes you step by step through different aspects of the theory, explaining why these were proposed, and providing clear arguments against them. The theory fails at the very first step because never mind the cell, it is unable to explain even the formation of a single protein. Some leading evolutionists have even acknowledged this fact. In his book The Origin of Life (1936), the Russian evolutionist Alexander I Oparin confesses, "Unfortunately, the origin of the cell remains a question which is actually the darkest point of the complete evolution theory."

There are beautiful illustrations of fossils and wildlife and photos of famous scientists. This book is a bit meaty at the start, but once you get into it, it is truly fascinating and quite humbling to realise that as much as we think we have advanced, the development of the human body is the most awesome feat of all. There is a section at the end of the book that is mind blowing with its simple but phenomenal concepts. It boils down to the world being only a collection of perceptions. After all the scientific evidence is presented, the book describes how evolutionary theory has not excluded the possibility of religion at all, despite the claims of some scientists. It is a book for anyone genuinely interested in understanding how life came to be, but be prepared to approach the subject with an open mind.