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What
people are saying about Icons of Evolution
Reviews of
the Book:
Reviews of the textbook evaluations:
Biology
texts, state teaching policies criticized, defended Science groups downgrade
courses for uncorrected errors, confusion
By: Larry Witham
The Washington Times
September 10, 2000
"The
scientific leaders tell us that science is the search for the truth science
cannot coexist with lies. We all assume that textbooks contain only a few
misprints and minor factual errors. But, is that really so? The public should
be aware of how textbooks throughout our education system misuse these icons
and addressing the issue Wells has done a great public service. ... His
arguments are easy for laymen to follow. However, the extensive coverage
of all the icons of Darwinism in the diverse fields of Biology, with extensive
research notes, makes this volume a valuable reference for a professional
biologist. "Icons of Evolution" is a must-read for all who are interested
in science, and especially in the arguments for and against Darwinism.
--Paul
Chien, Department of Biology, University of San Francisco
Jonathan Wells has done us all, the scientific community, educators, and
the wider public, a great service. In "Icons of Evolution" he has brilliantly
exposed the exaggerated claims and deceptions that have persisted in standard
textbook discussions of biological origins for many decades, in spite
of contrary evidence. These claims have been so often repeated that they
seem unassailable, that is, until one reads Wells's book.
--Dean
H. Kenyon, Professor of Biology, San Francisco State University
"Jonathan Wells demonstrates with stunning clarity that the textbook examples
Darwinists themselves chose as the pillars of their theory are all false
or misleading. What does this imply about their scientific standards?
Why should anyone now believe any of their other examples?"
--Michael
J. Behe, Professor Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania
"This is one of the most important books ever written about the evolution
controversy. It shows how devotion to the ideology of Darwinism has led
to textbooks which are full of misinformation."
--Phillip
E. Johnson, professor of law, UC Berkeley, author of "The Wedge of Truth"
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