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these creatures, with all their organs
and component parts, are not the work
of chance but of a perfect creation.
9. They think that the variation in a

single species—for example, the differ-
ences in the size and shape of the bills
of the Galapagos Islands' finches—is a
strong proof of evolution. But this is

known to be no proof of evolution:
Micro-changes in the structure of a
bird's bill cannot create new biological
data, in the form of new organs, and so
The American bi-
ologist Jonathan do not constitute evolution. As a re-
Wells and his sult, even neo-Darwinists today real-
book, "Icons of
Evolution: ize that some variations within a
Science or species cannot result in evolution.
Myth? Why Much
of What We 10. They believe that mutations in
Teach About experiments with fruit flies have been
Evolution is able to produce new species. But these
Wrong"
experiments produced only physi-

cally impaired or sterile individuals,
and no "beneficial" mutation was observed. Even in the case of mutations
produced under the control of knowledgeable scientists, no new species were formed; this
proves that there is no such thing as evolution. Therefore, it is impossible to point to mutations as proof

of evolution.
A large number of those interviewed, if
asked why they believe in evolution,
A fossilized fern dating back to
the Carboniferous period (354 would actually know very few of the ex-
to 290 million years ago) and a amples mentioned above, or know
specimen alive today.
them only superficially. These myths
they read about a few times or heard
about from their high-school teachers

have convinced them of evolution,
and they see no reason to investigate
further.
However, every one of the sup-

posed proofs above is completely in-
valid. This is no groundless claim,
but a fact proven with solid evidence
by scientists critical of the theory of

evolution—as we'll explore in the fol-
lowing pages.
In his criticism of Darwinism, a
well-known American biologist,
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Jonathan Wells, refers to the myths of
evolution as "the icons of evolution." By
"icons," he means false and superstitious
beliefs that every supporter of evolution

knows by heart. The word "icon" describes

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