CONTRADICTIONS IN HUMAN REASONING

The Challenge of The Qur’an ~ 322 ~ CONTRADICTIONS IN HUMAN REASONING It is not by chance that the work of man is fraught with contradictions. It is inevitable, given the inherent limitations of human thought. Such is the nature of creation that it accepts only the Thought of its Creator. Any theory that is not in consonance with His thought cannot find its place in the universe. It will contradict itself, for it stands in contradiction to the universe at large; it will be inconsistent, for it is not in accord with the pattern of nature. For this reason, intellectual inconsistency is bound to afflict any theory conceived by man. We shall illustrate this point by several examples. DARWINISM Charles Darwin (1809-1882), and other scientists after him, developed the Theory of Evolution from their observations of living creatures. They saw that the various forms of life found on earth outwardly appeared different from one another. Yet, biologically, they bore a considerable resemblance to each other. The structure of a horse, for instance,