Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 599
THE 'BLIND WATCHMAKER' WHO IS ALSO DEAF AND DUMB. And thy Lord creates whatever He pleases and selects. It is not for them to select. Glorified be. Allah, and far is He above all that they associate. ³¹. The main thrust of this verse is that the task of selection is primarily the prerogative of the Creator and the two cannot be separated. . God proclaims Himself to be that Creator Who selects from His own creation. This is how it should be and this is exactly what it is. No naturalist can alter this and replace. Him with a mindless Creator of his own choice. In a desperate attempt to do so, they try to combine in natural selection the additional role of a creator. Thus they would much rather believe in a know-nothing mindless principle both as a selector and a creator lacking consciousness either way. They prefer to be fathered by a mere nothingness. . All they are left with is a mindless, non-personal, deaf, dumb and blind principle which they believe must have created them. Incidentally, this brings to mind the saying: like father, like son. They may take pride in this, but we beg to strongly differ. We much rather prefer to be the work of a Creator Who possesses a supreme mind and the power to implement what He designs. We have to believe in Him or we must deny ourselves the faculties of head and heart which we seem to own. If the non-believers have any option to select, it is here they must exercise that option. . Which of the two creators will they select for themselves, is a matter for them to decide. 561