It was not long ago, in the creation vs. evolution debate, that scientists thought that Darwin's theory of evolution was backed by science. That has changed drastically over the last 20 or 30 years. Many scientists are asking the question "Is there any scientific evidence left to back up the theory?"
As we look at the scientific evidence that has been gathered over the last few decades, literally every so called proof of evolution has simply evaporated. If we look at a dozen or so of these 'proofs' that have been used to show the validity of the theory, virtually every one is considered unsound. We will look at a few of these 'icons of evolution' and see what has happened to them.
What are the Icons of Evolution? They are simply the illustrations that have been given over the last 15 decades that have given evolution credence. They are the charts and illustrations that have helped convince people that evolution is a valid theory.
But do they really help the theory?
D. V. Ager (former president of the British Geological Association) summarized the problem when he said' "It must be significant that nearly all the evolutionary stories I learned as a student... has now been debunked..." He then went on to explain how even the fossil record itself did not support the theory of evolution.
There are about 11 or 12 of these icons that have been used as illustrations of evolution. Jonathan Wells(author of Icons of Evolution) popularized the phrase.
Among these Icons has been the idea of homology... an idea that says that because there are similarities in various creatures, then they evolved from the same creature. The examples that have been used are the bat wing, the porpoise flipper, the leg of a horse and the arm of a human. Because there are some similarities (and some real differences as well), this is supposed to imply that they evolved from the same creature.
There are obvious problems with this way of thinking. There are numerous similarities between all kinds of things that have nothing to do with evolution. (Many creatures have two eyes but have no evolutionary connection at all).
Many animals have four legs. For those that believe in intelligent design, this is simply an indication that the designer has determined that four legs is generally most efficient.. So similarities in different creatures favor the idea of evolution no more than they do intelligent design. Homology is no longer a valid icon of evolution.
Another icon of evolution has been the 'evolution of the horse'. Most of us have seen the chart with the illustration of the 'evolution of the horse'.
It has been well illustrated by many scientists that this 'horse evolution' is no longer valid. This includes even those that believe in evolution. There are a number of reasons that this 'horse evolution' is no longer accepted as being valid (See Well's book to get more information on this).
Whether it is Darwin's tree of evolution, the human evolution chart,Darwin's finches, or any of the other 'facts' that supported evolution in the past, all of these icons have been discredited.
The evidence in the creation vs. evolution debate has heated up. Most people are unaware that there is no valid scientific evolution evidence available that can support the theory.
Every one of the icons of evolution have been disproved and discarded by well known evolutionists. Unfortunately, all of them are still included in textbooks and taught in our schools and universities today.
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