he dogmatic stance of modern evolutionists is even more rigid than that of Darwin himself. When Darwin proposed this theory, he left room for the possibility that he could have made a mistake. In his book The Origin of Species, he often began his expositions with the words, "If my theory be true." In his investigations it can be seen that Darwin accepted certain scientific criteria and proposed some ways his theory could be examined. For example, he wrote about the fossil record:

If my theory be true, numberless intermediate varieties, linking most closely all of the species of the same group together must assuredly have existed... Consequently, evidence of their former existence could be found only amongst fossil remains.10

The numberless intermediate varieties mentioned by Darwin have never been found, and today many evolutionist paleontologists have had to concede this. When taking into account Darwin's condition for "if my theory be true," his theory must be rejected. If he were alive today, perhaps Darwin would have abandoned his theory for this very reason.

The latest discoveries in the field of paleontology have definitively proven that Archaeopteryx was not a transitional form but a bird fully capable of flight. However, evolutionists have not abandoned their theory despite the fact that all its so-called proofs, such as Archaeopteryx, have been invalidated by scientific discoveries.

But modern evolutionists display extraordinary indifference and bigotry regarding this matter. In one of Turkey's most prominent evolutionist magazines, Bilim ve Utopya (Science and Utopia), an article appeared by Dr. Umit Sayin, who is recognized as the nation's leading expert on evolution. With regard to the intermediate forms about which Darwin said, "If my theory be true... evidence of their former existence could be found only amongst fossil remains," Dr. Sayin writes:

The fact that Archaeopteryx was a flying dinosaur has little importance with regard to the correctness or validity of the theory of evolution. Even if no transitional fossil were found, the theory of evolution would not be affected... suppose that we have found no fossil yet; this shows that all intermediate forms have been lost and dispersed in nature. Let's say that every fossil is a hoax! Even this would not affect the theory of evolution, because fossils, Archaeopteryx and other transitional forms are necessary only to explain the process.11 In other words, this author says that "even if we found no fossil remains, we would keep our belief in evolution." Although for Darwin this matter was an important criterion for the validity of his theory, the fact that this writer can put it aside and maintain his belief in evolution, in any case, is interesting. It proves the point that Darwinism is a dogmatic belief which disregards scientific criteria.

10. The Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition, p. 179.
11. Umit Sayin, "Uçtu Uçtu Dinozor Uçtu" ("The Dinosaur is Just About to Fly"), Bilim ve Utopya, November, 1998.