Irish Times is a liberal daily newspaper with 120.000 circulation. Irish Times which was founded in 1880’s as a Protestant nationalist newspaper, is today the daily of the proponents of Ireland’s uniting with the United Kingdom.
Mr.Adnan Oktar, in his interview with Irish Times, stated that there is other ideology nor a theory, apart from Darwinism, which is protected by the states, and that enjoys official protection and immunity. Stating that, such is highly abnormal, Mr.Oktar said that even though Marxism, communism, fascism can be critisized , it is not possible to criticize Darwinism. He depicted the official protection Darwinism enjoyed all around the world as follows: “ To espouse the opposite position is forbidden, and to espouse Darwinism is obligatory. One cannot give anti-Darwinian answers in university exams, for instance. You have to give answers favouring Darwinism. When you go to class you have to espouse Darwinism. This very awkward. An article or statement espousing the opposite view can lead to a professor losing his post; they will get rid of him straight away, as they did in Turkey with a professor by the name of Adem Tatlı. This person had written an unofficial book in addition to works he had written in school. The man was removed from his post because of that book. They won’t let such people breathe easy anywhere in the world.” And he stated that Darwinism was a despotic imposition in the name of science.
Mr.Adnan Oktar also said that the disciples of Nur (The Light) are important elements of equilibrium in Turkey. He said : “History will make that clear in the future, how they were a bastion, how the Nurcu movement is a most significant one that had a profound influence on Turkey, gave direction to society and played an immensely important role in the proper raising of Muslims. It has been highly beneficial. It has been of immense service to the Turkish state, nation and flag.”
In this interview Mr.Adnan Oktar replied the questions of Irish Times in various subjects from the Ottomans, to Turkish nation, from the sense of art to the description of modernty. You can watch the complete interview from this link. |
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