Bismillah.

I’ve been reading both sides of the evolution-versus-creation argument. While reading the comments of an online article concerning fifteen responses to creationist logic, I came across an interesting rebuttal.

The comment first quotes a section of the article:

“All sciences frequently rely on indirect evidence. Physicists cannot see subatomic particles directly, for instance, so they verify their existence by watching for telltale tracks that the particles leave in cloud chambers. The absence of direct observation does not make physicists' conclusions less certain.”

The comment proceeds to say:

”You could change "subatomic particles" for "God", and "cloud chambers" for "life", and it would make the same sense. Yet this same argument is called uncertain and other things, when applied that way. Intellectual hypocrisy.”

If you make the aforementioned changes, along with a few others, it comes out like this:

“All sciences frequently rely on indirect evidence. Believers cannot see Allah directly, for instance, so we verify His existence by watching for telltale tracks that He leaves in life. The absence of direct observation does not make a believer’s conclusions less certain.”

In other words, Allah leaves us signs in the world, so although we cannot see Allah, we can see the signs that constitute clear evidence for his existence. (For a list of these signs, refer to the Quran.)

I believe that there is a reconciliatory hypothesis between the theories of evolution and creation. Allah has created laws of nature, and He uses those laws to govern the universe in all its aspects. Science is a witness to this. Who is to say that Allah has not created a law that governs the gradual genetic alteration of organisms? No one but Him has that authority, and He has not revealed any signs ruling out this possibility.

Allah knows best.

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