Man didn't come from monkeys in a sense. The often cited and very stupid remark is that why don't monkeys turn into humans then? It's because evolution is like a hybrid tree. Monkey like creatures were a major branch which got further divided into various smaller twigs. Present day monkeys are different twigs but we do share a common branch. 99% of man's DNA matches with that of a chimpanzee. 99%.
God might not ask you about this at the Judgement Day but He surely will be disappointed to know that He created such a beautiful universe for us to explore yet we closed our eyes and minds and behaved like stuffed toys.
I would like to be honest.
I haven't studied all the arguments against evolution.
This is because when I learn about something, I like to buy books and learn from books. Books help us to go more in depth whereas going off of the internet... the information is more superficial and also many times is not reliable. I prefer to go with books.
So I'm not super educated in terms of what arguments to make against evolution. I don't have the books to arm me with such arguments (except the Quran but I know some people are not believers, sadly).
However, Quran clearly states that we came from Adam (PBUH) and Eve. Given this starting premise, the idea that we come from monkeys appears very strange and bizarre to me.
Also, how can it possibly be reconciled with what Islam teaches? I don't think a Muslim who believes in Darwinism is a kaffir but I don't think Darwinism and Islam can be consistent with each other. I think their teachings are mutually exclusive and therefore they contradict.
Personally, I think Darwinism was a thinly veiled racist intended-justification for Anglo imperialism, as José Vasconcelos claimed in a preface to La Raza Cósmica and as I believe Bertrand Russell himself alluded to.
I think the real message of Darwinism was that Anglos are a superior, more evolved race and thus have a right to rule over us allegedly less evolved races.
This may sound strange to those who have not been made familiar with such a view but I think it is not so strange considering the full title of Darwin's "the Origin of Species:
"the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life)".
So you see, the subtext, I believe, is that the Anglos are such a "favoured race" and thus have a right to subjugate the other race.
Another thing, besides my belief that Darwinism was a thinly-veiled defense of Anglo imperialism, is that.... why don't we see monkeys evolving into humans today?
That seems strange to me from a Darwinian view. In thousands of years of human history, I don't know of any reports.... from Aristotle to Stephen Hawking..... of humans seeing monkeys become human.
I understand that from the Darwinian view, evolution would need millions of views. However, from that view as well, the monkeys have to today have been here for millions of years. Why isn't that process reaching its culmination today? Not only today but through thousands of years of written history. And not only with monkeys- why not with other animals?
The Darwinists are supposedly just following the facts but I think there are many people who are more well-versed in science than I am who can explain the scientific holes in Darwinism. For example, I haven't got a copy of his book yet but David Berlinski talks about this kind of thing:
The other thing is- why is Darwinism treated like a religion? Why are we supposed to not question it? There are apparently scientists who don't believe in it and who can give scientific arguments against it- why aren't we supposed to hear their side?
The fact is, the Darwinists claim they are just following the facts but I don't think that's really so.
It's easy to beat up on me as far as lacking science knowledge but I think there are people who know more about this area of science who are able to give scientific arguments against Darwinism.
Myself, I'm no expert on science but I don't think Darwinism is as irrefutable as is claimed. I think it's more the case that if you speak against it, you are mocked and laughed at and I think people are put under pressure to not speak against Darwinism.
It's a little old (2005) but this is an article saying that scientists and scholars can face persecution for questioning Darwinism.
https://evolutionnews.org/2005/12/academic_persecution_of_scient_1/
I believe it. I wouldn't be surprised at all if people lost their jobs over it.
If Darwinism was really so irrefutable, I don't think there'd be any need for such inquisition tactics. I think the Darwinists bully us common people by using a bunch of fancy-sounding language that we don't understand and then claiming a sort of intellectual victory because we don't know this fancy-sounding language. However, I can switch to a language that people here won't understand and that doesn't mean what I say is true.
only for some people, not for all. if there are lots of misleading and false claims about any religion, it is allowed. trying to correct the same may be disallowed at the discretion of the management
I know I may seem religious to some... in fact I feel ashamed and I feel that I lack in religiosity.... I am aware of my sins... however, I do not think from a secular viewpoint and such a viewpoint is alien to me. So I either talk from my viewpoint or I am quiet. The idea of removing God from my thinking and thinking from an atheist viewpoint is horrifying to me and I reject to think like that. To be banned is okay to me, to be made fun of is okay to me but to remove God from my thinking is horrifying to me. I need God and I depend on God. I need God for me to succeed in this life and the next and to erase my sins. Therefore, I don't want to remove God from my thoughts. If anything, I think I should put more emphasis on Allah- not less.
I may appear as stupid or dumb to others and I know that atheist-minded people like to insult me and think I'm dumb but I am reassured by the Quran which states (translation of the meaning, of course):
And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:13
Furthermore, I believe it is dangerous to remove God from our thoughts and words and I am reassured in this by that I have evidence:
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not speak too much without mentioning Allah. Verily, talking too much without remembering Allah hardens the heart. The furthest of people from Allah is one with a hard heart.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2411
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmirmidhī
https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/09/20/dhikr-often-or-hard-heart/
Therefore, even if someone tells you not to mention God, I think that no one has such authority to make such a rule and that such a "rule" should be ignored and it would be crazy to follow it. We're supposed to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, not enjoin the evil and forbid the good.