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How the textbook version of the origin of life assumes the exact opposite of what scientists now believe was the environment on the early Earth
How scientists have long known that drawings supposedly showing similarities between fish and human embryos were faked, yet continue to use them as evidence for evolution
How Darwin’s theory of natural selection is illustrated with staged photographs
How the alleged role of mutations in evolution is illustrated with artificially-engineered fruit flies that show the opposite of what evolutionary theory requires
How horse evolution and pictures of apes evolving into humans are used to promote a materialistic philosophy that has no legitimate place in science classrooms
Icons of Evolution is both an eye-opening tour of discoveries in contemporary biology and a stirring call for professional and educational honesty. It reveals that Darwinian evolution is a theory in crisis that distorts the truth to maintain its influence over science education. And it is a policeman’s whistle, calling upon scientists to clean house and rid their textbooks of lies. Icons of Evolution is also essential reading for tax-payers who want to know how their hard-earned money is being used to indoctrinate children in a myth. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Interesting perspective; needs better writing....,
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This review is from: Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth (Hardcover)
Just finished this book, and thought it was interesting, but not nearly as intersting as the venom it has stirred up here on the review boards. As I understood the text, Wells is not attempting to provide an alternative explanation to Darwinism, but rather point out the near-dogmatic fervor to which strict Darwinists adhere to the theory (despite the flaws of that theory).I wish there had been better examples than Wells himself provides; he does a good job of debunking the public myths of Darwinism, but doesn't offer any explanation as to why Darwinism is so widely accepted. Surely there must be some substantive evidence other than a simple knee-jerk reaction to the possibility of intelligent design. What I find most provocative about this book (despite its limitations) is that Wells doesn't attempt to phrase the argument in terms of evolution-vs-creationism (as many reviews here seem to do); rather, he attempts to dissect Darwinism based solely on the content of the messages in the public sphere. This opens up the discussion to alternate perspectives, neither pure Creationistic or neo-Darwinistic in nature.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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To see the book for what it is...,
By White Rider (Quad Cities, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong (Paperback)
There are plenty of other books written recently that directly challenge evolutionary theory. In my view, the importance of this book isn't to prove evolution is false, but to reveal the zealous propagation of the so-called "facts" of evolution. That many textbooks today that still use these eroneous "icons" to demonstrate the "facts" of evolution is exactly what the author claims: misleading. Students have been taught to be uncritical of evolution from textbooks that use these misrepresentations.A better approach, though perhaps an unpopular compromise in the view of evolutionists is the "Teach the Controversy" proposal recently adopted by the State Board of Education of Ohio. Interestingly, National Academy of Sciences president Bruce Alberts has recently and fervently opposed "Teach the Controversy". And in Wells' book, he quotes the Academy's booklet on science teaching: "This process of public scrutiny... is an essential part of science. It works to eliminate individual bias and subjectivity, because others must also be able to determine whether a proposed explanation is consistent with the available evidence." One might wonder why all the fuss over adoption of critical evalutation of evolutionary theory if indeed there is no evidence against it? Maybe they are a bit worried that recent polls have shown that the public is overwhelmingly open to "Teaching the Controversy"? Another example is the Ohio ACLU, which has launched an investigation and threatened a lawsuit over "Teach the Controversy" (see: http://www.acluohio.org). If one steps back from the details of the debate, perhaps it really is plain to see that many evolutionists are not even open to critical analysis of their "theory". Note, then, the long history of misleading "icons" that Wells documents in the book. When these errors were originally uncovered (which was long before this book was written), were the textbooks changed to correct them? Or were they silently ignored and left uncorrected in order to stymie criticism of supposed "fact"? In the introduction of the book, Wells acknowledges that "In several cases, they [contributors to his research] chose anonymity because their careers might suffer at the hands of people who strongly disagree with the conclusions of this book." This remark is highly believable when you consider the responses that have been written to this book including reviews here at Amazon and in the scientific community as well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Outstanding in Every Respect,
By M. Perez (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong (Paperback)
The writing is clear and enjoyable to read, the information is current, and the points made are extremely important to anyone who wonders whether the science textbooks are really telling us the truth. Without sensationalizing, Wells does a splendid job of showing the logical fallacies or the shams (or both) in some of the most commonly-seen "proofs" of Darwinian evolution. A must-read for science teachers, students, parents, and persons curious to see well-documented evidence of how dogma, not science, is being presented to our college and high school students. OUTSTANDING WORK!
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