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Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? [Hardcover]

Jonathan Wells
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October 1, 2000
Everything you were taught about evolution is wrong.

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  • Hardcover: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing; 1 edition (October 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0895262762
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895262769
  • Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (211 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I have two Ph.D.s, one in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley (1994), and one in Religious Studies from Yale University (1986). After finishing my Berkeley Ph.D. I taught embryology at California State University in Hayward, did post-doctoral research at Berkeley, and worked as the supervisor of a medical laboratory in Fairfield, California. In 1998 I moved with my family to Seattle, where I am now a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture.

I have published scientific articles in Development, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, BioSystems, The Scientist and The American Biology Teacher. I am also author of Charles Hodge's Critique of Darwinism (Edwin Mellen Press, 1988) and Icons of Evolution: Why much of what we teach about evolution is wrong (Regnery Publishing, 2000). I am now working on a book criticizing the over-emphasis on DNA in biology and medicine.

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137 of 176 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing book that deserves a fair hearing... July 13, 2002
By Erasmus
Format:Hardcover
Wells has written a fascinating book about how biology textbooks use outdated evidence for evolution that modern evolutionary biologists no longer accept. Whether one agrees or disagrees with Wells' overall point, his book is carefully argued and thoroughly documented by references to the primary scientific literature, and it deserves a serious look by anyone interested in contemporary debates over evolutionary theory. Unfortunately, many of the published criticisms of Wells' book seem to rely on ad hominem attacks or straw-man arguments. Some of the reviewers don't even seem to have read the book. For example, one reviewer asserts that according to Wells peppered moths "never" rest on tree trunks. But Wells does NOT make this claim in the book (and he doesn't use the word "never"). Wells' claim is only that such moths RARELY rest on tree trunks, a conclusion that he amply supports from the relevant scientific literature. This more nuanced claim still undermines the standard textbook use of the peppered moth story. By the way, Wells' critique of the peppered moth story is fully corroborated in Judith Hooper's new book, Of Moths and Men, which goes into great detail about problems with the original moth experiments. It is interesting to note that after Wells' book came out, new editions of certain biology textbooks removed both the peppered moth story and Haeckel's fudged embryo drawings. Don't allow Wells' critics to poison the well by misstating Wells' arguments. Read the book for yourself and make up your own mind.
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53 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly I have to confess [ ;-) ] that I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wells' book.
It is, as previous reviewers have noted, very clearly written so as to be accessible to a wide range of readers, whether they are knowledgeable in scientific matters, or not.

What some previous reviewers seem to have overlooked is the book's subtitle: Why much of what we teach about evolution is wrong. Which means that whilst Wells is dealing with topics central to the discussion of evolution in general, his book approaches the subjects specifically with a view as to how they are presented in popular textbooks used in US schools, colleges and universities.

This inevitably means that from time to time he is dealing with claims and statements which many evolutionary scientists already know are wrong and would not repeat in their own work.

It is also important to note Wells' disclaimer in the Preface where he lists a number of people who assisted him in regard to the technical details in the book. At the end of the list Wells clearly states:

"Listing these people does not imply that they endorse my views. On the contrary, many of them will disagree with my conclusions and recommendations. But for these fine people, science is the search for truth, and I am indebted to them for helping me to get the facts straight."

In other words, he has done his best to fairly and accurately present the facts he is discussing, whilst honestly acknowledging that the experts who helped him in that task do not necessarily share the conclusions he (Wells) draws from those facts.
Seems pretty honest and straight forward to me - a quality all too often missing from this debate. On both sides of the fence.

And what about these "facts"?
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100 of 136 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very angry after reading this book. November 29, 2000
By Bradley
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Until recently I was solidly in the Darwinist camp, and I couldn't even imagine what could ever change my mind. I was raised with a Darwinistic world view. As an undergraduate, I took a science major where the rules of science were emphasized and I was privileged to attend lectures where one of the greatest living scientists explained to our philosophy department how science works.

Recently however, I read Johnson's Wedge of truth, and Well's Icons of Evolution. I was outraged to read about the thin evidence, sloppy evidence and yes, even outright fraud that are presented by Darwinists as the pillars of Darwinsim. I feel a great sense of betrayal that these case studies were presented to me as fact when in one instance the fraud has been known for generations. At best what Wells presents is negligence on the part of text book writers, at worst it is the widespread systematic suppression of dissenting opinions. ...

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480 of 675 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Conversion of a former Darwinist November 22, 2000
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I must admit that reading this book was somewhat shocking. I had expected to see rehashed creationist arguments about the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the lack of transitional forms in the fossil record. On the contrary, nothing Wells says depends on creationist ideas. He has collected evidence from the mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific literature, and combined them into a compelling case against what we might call "textbook Darwinism." This might be a trivial accomplishment, since the record of high school and college textbooks is generally dismal. But his cumulative argument seems to me devastating to orthodox Neo-Darwinism, since it just is textbook Darwinism. Wells discusses the famous comparative vertebrate embryo diagrams-- which should be an embarrassment to any textbook author who includes them--the fallacious way homology is used for evidence of common ancestry, the collapse of the story of Peppered Moths, Darwin's finches, and many more pieces of the Darwinist lore. By the time I was finished, I had lost faith in almost everything I thought I knew about evolution. I now suspect that Darwin will soon join company with Marx and Freud.

I'm not sure what I believe at this point, but I can no longer buy the official story. I don't know if I agree with some of Wells' recommendations in his conclusion, but something clearly has to be done. Hysterical defenses of falsified "evidence" by Darwinian disciples at Talk.Origins and elsewhere convinces me that they didn't see this coming, and won't be able to deal with the actual facts involved.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Start Here - Great Read
Logical, easy to understand, scientific approach to analyzing the basic tenants of evolution. A definite must read! Also recommend Michael Behe Darwin's Black Box. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Andrea Beloncik
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Wells book exceeded my expectations. I always considered the icons of evolution to be real, just not sufficient to prove things like common descent and abiogensis. Read more
Published 7 months ago by jffrh
5.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Biology Illustrations and Conclusions Are Skewered in...
"A faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter lies." -- Proverbs 14:5 (NKJV)

Many people have told me that they began to lose their Christian... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Donald Mitchell
1.0 out of 5 stars Unique phenomenon - American exceptionalism
In most other developed countries, we will not see these many positive reviews of this book. Very unique, American, phenomenon.
Supernatural being - God - created the world. Read more
Published 9 months ago by SerinUI
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read!
I highly recommend this book! Learning more about what I was taught in school for years was utterly fascinating. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Melanie L. Lietz
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, clear thinking. A must read! Courageous!
Outstanding, Clear thinking. A must read! Courageous!

Should be required reading for every Congress member and Senator to get our American Education System up to date.
Published 10 months ago by John P Roach Jr
3.0 out of 5 stars Chipping away at decades of misinformation
Wells provides a revealing and precise dismantling of some common evolutionist chestnuts- many of which are still used by them in debates or placed in textbooks. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ferro
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource
An excellent source of scientific information to help when you are stuck in a debate with an Evolutionist (capital E). Read more
Published 14 months ago by canteenkenny
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of paper ...
This book uses a critique of biology textbooks as a basis to criticise evolution rather than to show faults in educational text books. This is nothing new. Read more
Published 19 months ago by BSpotter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Evolution killer
Great book helps to confirm that evolution is wrong and that God is real you need to buy it and read it for yourself dont listen to the Atheist nuts that haven't even read this... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Casey
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