Humans and their flaws

s.b.f —

Okay, so I am currently reading a book called 'Evolution and Healing' by Randolph Nesse and George Williams.


I always read the Preface first.


SO they begin by talking about the fact that Ageing has an evolutionary explanation. And they question why anxiety does not have a similiar explanation as well as disorders like Schizophrenia.


Okay so moving on from the Preface, Chapter 1 has the heading 'The Mystery Of Disease'.


And the first paragraph starts:


Why, in a body of such exquisite design, are there thousands flaws and frailties that make us vulnerable to disease?


The second sentence says:


If evolution by natural selection can shape sophisticated mechanisms such as the eye, heart, and brain, why hasn't it shaped ways to prevent near sightedness, heart attacks, and Alzheimer's disease?


So...


a) My first thoughts was that because the body is vulnerable to disease, does that make give it flaws? What do you think?


b) What are the religious views on vulnerability to disease?


c) To what extent do we believe in evolution?


As a reminder: Evolution is:


In biology, evolution is change in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next.


Wikipedia has more on Evolution here


d) Why can we not believe in Evolution? What is wrong with believing in the fact that Allah swt is created Evolution and see it as another miracle, another amazing creation of His (swt)?


I'm sorry, if I've overlapped on other forum topics.