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	Introduction
		Evolution is the unifying paradigm, the organizing principle of biology.
		Based on this, he claims that their treatments of these icons are so rife with inaccuracies, out-of-date information, and downright falsehoods that their discussions of the icons should be discarded, supplemented, or amended with "warning labels" (which he provides).
		The Miller-Urey experiment isn't considered "evidence for evolution;" it is considered part of our experimental research about the origin of life and is discussed in chapters and sections on the "history of life." Likewise, Darwin's finches are used as examples of an evolutionary process (natural selection), not as evidence for evolution.
	www.ncseweb.org /icons (918 words)

	Icons of Evolution
		Evolution is the principal foundation of the naturalistic world view, presented by many in academia as the only scientific, and therefore, objective, view of reality.
		Icons of Evolution will help draw the evolutionary establishment out from behind the protective bulwark of its authority and force it to defend its theory on the basis of the evidence.
		These problems aside, Icons of Evolution is a landmark work and deserves to be read and studied by all who have an interest in the controversy surrounding not only the teaching of evolution, but also the very theory of evolution itself.
	www.inplainsite.org /html/icons_of_evolution.html (2341 words)

	www.iconsofevolution.com
		Biological evolution is the theory that all living things are modified descendants of a common ancestor that lived in the distant past.
		Some of these icons of evolution present assumptions or hypotheses as though they were observed facts; in Stephen Jay Gould's words, they are "incarnations of concepts masquerading as neutral descriptions of nature." Others conceal raging controversies among biologists that have far-reaching implications for evolutionary theory.
		But the textbooks and popular presentations rely primarily on the icons of evolution, so as far as many biologists are concerned the icons are the evidence for evolution.
	www.iconsofevolution.com /intro (1863 words)

	Icons of Human Evolution
		Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a secular religion." Ruse argues, and I agree, that anyone who does this should be careful to distinguish between science, and philosophical viewpoints based on science.
		Given that the subtitle of Icons of Evolution is "Why much of what we teach about evolution is wrong", one might naturally expect that his Chapter 11 would be largely devoted to discussing the currently accepted evidence for human evolution, and showing why it is invalid.
		It seems as though the evidence for human evolution was too strong for Wells to wish to attack it head on and that he instead had to resort to undermining it.
	www.talkorigins.org /faqs/homs/iconshe.html (2960 words)

	"Icons Of Evolution" by Jonathan Wells
		Evolution by natural selection and the origin of life are entirely different subjects.
		DNA studies have, of course, confirmed the principles of evolution.
		In science it is the consensus of thousands of researchers and theorists, working for over 100 years, that evolution by natural selection is the foundation of all of biology.
	www.don-lindsay-archive.org /creation/icons_of_evolution.html (860 words)

	Jonathan Wells' Icons of Evolution - Review by J. Coyne
		Icons is a work of stealth creationism, and strives to debunk darwinism using the familiar rhetoric of biblical creationists, including scientific quotations out of context, incomplete summaries of research, and muddled arguments.
		Perhaps an observer in the early Cenozoic could not have predicted that a lineage of ungulates would lose their hindlimbs as they became aquatic, but the development of the hindlimb in embryonic whales can be understood only as a result of descent with modification from a four-legged ancestor.
		Icons is exactly as even-handed and intellectually honest as one would expect from someone whose "prayers convinced me that I should devote my life to destroying Darwinism".
	chem.tufts.edu /AnswersInScience/Coyne-IconsReview.htm (1223 words)

	Icons of Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Copy of the cover of Icons of Evolution, showing a representation of hominid evolution that is discredited.
		Icons of Evolution is a controversial book by the Intelligent Design advocate and fellow of the Discovery Institute, Jonathan Wells, and a 2002 video about the book.
		In it, Wells attempts to overthrow the paradigm of evolution by attacking how it is taught contending that the 10 case studies used to illustrate and teach evolution are flawed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Icons_of_Evolution (1265 words)

	Jonathan Wells' Icons of Evolution - Review by J. Coyne
		Unlike atomic theory, evolution has obvious theological implications, and thus it has been the target of concerted opposition, even though the inference of common ancestry of living things is as basic to biology as atoms are to physics.
		Individual sentences in Icons are usually technically correct, but they are artfully strung together to take the reader off the path of real evolutionary biology and into a thicket of misunderstanding.
		The Cambrian explosion is supposed to be a "serious challenge to Darwinian evolution" because "phyla and classes appear right at the start." Wells is wrong to claim that the Cambrian appearance of major body plans supposedly puts paleontologists into a tizzy; actually, they regard it simply as a phenomenon yet to be explained.
	chem.tufts.edu /AnswersInScience/Scott-IconsReview.htm (1066 words)

	Goosing the Antithesis: Icons of Evolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The documentary “Icons of Evolution” is a good representative of the current argument from those who have, in the past, argued against the teaching of evolutionary theory in public schools.
		This “icon” is kind of a mix between Darwin’s finches and the fruit fly in concept.
		The final so-called “icon” of evolution is the “tree of life”, which is a metaphorical concept used by evolution to explain the relationships between all organisms.
	goosetheantithesis.blogspot.com /2006/09/icons-of-evolution.html (3512 words)

	Apologetics.org - Icons of Evolution Study Guide and DVD $30.00 - Apologetics.org Bookstore
		An "icon of evolution" is an image or symbol that is thought to represent key evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution.
		The book and video are about some icons of evolution that are commonly found in biology textbooks.
		According to Darwin's theory of evolution, all living things are descended with modification from one or a few common ancestors.
	www.apologetics.org /products_iconsofevolution_study_guide.htm (351 words)

	SkepticReport * Icons of Ignorance
		However, stating that an inaccuracy in general biology textbooks is proof that the modern theory of evolution must be wrong is beyond ludicrous.
		All that is offered in "Icons of Evolution" is an attack on evolution; no alternative hypothesis mentioned (other than of course we humans being created with a purpose by an Intelligent Designer) is even considered until the last few pages.
		"Icons" shows quite clearly that Wells believes in some sort of Intelligent Designer theory, and is nothing more than an attempt to bring back the Biblical view of the purposeful creation of life by an Intelligent Designer.
	www.skepticreport.com /creationism/iconsofignorance.htm (686 words)

	Review of Icons of Evolution
		The purpose of Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells claims, is to encourage people to ask questions about evolution, and to document that "students and the public are being systematically misinformed about the evidence for evolution".
		The "Icons" referred to in the title of this book are commonly taught examples of evolution, which, according to Wells, are all myths created and maintained by a few scheming evolutionists who know they are not true.
		Suppose, for the sake of the argument, that he is correct, and that all of the "Icons" of evolution are false.
	www.cbs.dtu.dk /staff/dave/IconsReview.html (7112 words)

	Icons of Evolution
		In TalkOrigins: "Icons of Obfuscation" by Nic Tamzek:
		Evolution is defined at the operational level as genetic change over time, so this is evolution.
		Evolution examined at this level is as well established as any fact in science.
	www.indiana.edu /~ensiweb/lessons/icon.cr.html (1556 words)

	Icons of Evolution
		JERRY A. Jerry A. Coyne is in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
		Opposition to evolution is found in many corners of the American religious landscape, including the Unification Church.
		It is telling that, although Wells repeatedly attacks evolution, he gives no hint of his own ideas about the origin and development of life.
	www.nyhumanist.org /messages/004_12apr01.htm (1225 words)

	Book review of Icons of Evolution
		The only icon which remains partially standing is the one of Human evolution.
		"As we have seen...the icons of evolution misrepresent the evidence.
		Three icons (vertebrate limbs, Archaeopteryx, and Darwin's finches) show actual evidence but are typically used to conceal fundamental problems in its interpretation.
	www.newcreationism.org /IconsofEvolution.html (236 words)

	Book Review: Icons of Evolution: Dawson, Jim
		The premise of Icons of Evolution is that the entire concept of Darwinian evolution and "its neo-Darwinian interpretation/version/incarnation stand on a handful of experiments, all of which are false, fakes, or simply wrong.
		Throughout Icons you are presented with the supposition that there is a grand conspiracy being conducted by leading evolutionists, apparently with help from the National Geographic Society.
		To get around the problem that the overwhelming majority of biologists and other scientists understand and accept evolution as one of the basic tenet of science, Wells assumes that they are either part of the conspiracy or dupes unable to comprehend how they are being conned by their colleagues.
	www.arn.org /docs/wells/jw_dawsonreview0301.htm (916 words)

	Crumbling Icons of Evolution by Mark Hartwig
		Titled Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth, this book shows that much of what introductory textbooks teach about evolution is demonstrably wrong.
		Icons was born out of Jonathan Wells' own experience as a student.
		With the publication of Icons, prominent Darwinists are bracing for trouble.
	www.s8int.com /icons.html (2379 words)

	Book Details - Icons of Evolution
		The best-known “icons” of evolution—from pictures of apes evolving into humans, to comparisons of fish and human embryos, to moths on tree trunks—are false or misleading.
		It reveals that Darwinian evolution is a theory in crisis that distorts the truth to maintain its influence over science education.
		Icons of Evolution is also essential reading for taxpayers who want to know how their hard-earned money is being used to indoctrinate children in a myth.
	www.regnery.com /regnery/010309_iconsevo.html (410 words)

	Amazon.com: Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth?: Books: Jonathan Wells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The unwarranted extrapolation from micro- to macroevolution, the lack of good evidence for the power of natural selection as the driving force behind evolution, and the paucity of transitional forms in the fossil record are at the top of the usual litany of complaints against Darwin's theory.
		Icons of Evolution is a call to the biological community to do some much needed housecleaning.
		Those icons, described clearly with scientific approach or logical explaining, have been thought the solid evidence of the correctness of Darwinism.
	www.amazon.com /Icons-Evolution-Science-Jonathan-Wells/dp/0895262762 (2150 words)

	Icons Haven't Lost Their Touch
		The presence of false facts in textbooks is indeed an indication of something--but whether it is of dogmatic Darwinist propaganda or mere laziness on the part of textbook writers, many of Wells' arguments raise crucial questions about evidence for evolutionary theory or naturalistic accounts for the origins of life on Earth.
		The natural chemical origin of life was said to not belong in Icons of Evolution because it is conceptually different from the actual "evolution" of life.
		Evidence for evolution is based upon inference, and inferences make a much weaker argument than evidence from repeatable observations, such as those which verify atomic theory.
	www.ideacenter.org /contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1134 (2712 words)

	Intelligent Design the Future: Icons of Evolution: A Response to Critics--Part 4
		In Icons of Evolution, I criticized textbooks that continue to use staged photos of moths on tree trunks to illustrate natural selection--though I stopped short of calling them “fraudulent.”
		As I pointed out in Icons of Evolution, however, fruit flies with four normal-looking wings do not occur in nature; they must be engineered in a modern genetics laboratory.
		It is precisely because evidence for the two basic elements of Darwin’s theory is so thin that my critics defend the icons of evolution rather than replace them with better examples.
	www.idthefuture.com /2005/12/icons_of_evolution_a_response.html (1858 words)

	Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? - Jonathan Wells
		The best-known "icons" of evolution- from pictures of apes evolving into humans, to comparisons of fish and human embryos, to moths on tree trunks- are false or misleading.
		These icons of evolution appear even in the most recent textbooks, although the scientific literature is full of evidence that they are false.
		Apparently, dogmatic promotors of Darwinism evolution fear that without these icons public faith in their claims will disappear, so they knowingly misinform our children and suppress scientific evidence.
	members.aol.com /tlbministries/IconsofEvolution.html (141 words)

	Intelligent Design the Future: Icons of Evolution: A Response to Critics--Part 5
		According to neo-Darwinism (the modern form of Darwin’s theory), evolution results primarily from two factors: natural selection, which acts on variations already present in a population, and genetic mutations, which supposedly provide new variations which then become raw materials for evolution.
		Far from being raw material for evolution, the four-winged fruit fly is an evolutionary dead end.
		Reviewer Raff objects to my characterization of this icon: “Wells misuses the science he learned at Berkeley,” he writes, since “despite some pictures of suitably iconic four-winged Drosophila [the generic name for fruit flies], the discussion of genes and development in Icons of Evolution“ is “shabby and misleading.” (Raff, p.
	www.idthefuture.com /2005/12/icons_of_evolution_a_response_4.html (1193 words)

	Icons of Evolution
		According to a growing number of scientists, the surprising answer is no. They claim that many of the most famous "Icons of Evolution" - including Darwin's "Tree of Life," finches from the Galapagos Islands, and embryos that look remarkably similar - are based on outdated research and sloppy logic.
		They say students are being hurt by the failure to present both sides of an emerging scientific debate over Darwin's theory.
		From the Galapagos Islands to China, "Icons of Evolution" will take you on a fast-paced, fascinating journey into one of the most controversial issues in today's public arena.
	www.nwcreation.net /store/videos/iconsofevolution.html (185 words)

	Amazon.ca: Icons of Evolution : Science or Myth?: Books: Jonathan Wells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Icons of Evolution is both an eye-opening tour of discoveries in contemporary biology and a stirring call for professional and educational honesty.
		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.
		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.
	www.amazon.ca /Icons-Evolution-Science-Jonathan-Wells/dp/0895262002 (1772 words)

	Icons of Evolution
		{2} Without evolution, the naturalistic world view is in serious trouble.
		He is the co-author of the book The Natural Limits to Biological Change, served as general editor of Creation, Evolution and Modern Science, and has published numerous journal articles.
		Bohlin was named a 1997-98 and 2000 Research Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture.
	www.exchangedlife.com /articles/icons_of_evolution.htm (2511 words)

	Icons Still Standing, a defense of Icons of Evolution
		If evolution did occur, no novel functions were created apart from a few different destructive venoms--and these venoms have themselves had between 20-50 Ma to develop into their fairly similar forms.
		Evolution's problem lies in the mutation-selection mechanism, where mutations--the ultimate originator of all genetic variation--must somehow account for the origin of the vast and often irreducible complexity of life on earth.
		Regardless of whether or not the fruit fly icon is common in textbooks, the overextrapolation in claims of the ability of simple mutations to cause great morphological change is common among evolutionists, and this chapter is a vital component of a book debunking exaggerated evidences used to prove evolution.
	www.ideacenter.org /contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1133 (15116 words)

	In2-MeC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the Darwinian taxonomy of ideology, either you are with evolution or you are not, and if you are not, you must be a preacher of biblical rhetoric.
		They protest that the proper arena for discussion of the problems and weaknesses of evolution is inside the fold of believers in evolution.
		Four-winged fruit flies as the proof of Darwinian genetics; branching evolutionary lines of prehistoric, miniature horses; and the ultimate icon, the transition from ape to human, are similarly examined in the light of Wells' reasoned scrutiny and found to be hopeful monsters of the Darwinian imagination.
	www.freewebtown.com /avadhuta/files/Icons_Evolution.html (1689 words)

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