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Do "Useless" Organs Prove Humans Evolved
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     People who believe humans evolved from an ape-like animal millions of years ago claim
we have many useless organs. They say these organs once had a function in our evolutionary past, and that's why these "leftover" remnants can still be found in humans today.
     One common example is the human appendix. Until recent years, most evolutionists believed the appendix was once much larger and helped us digest plant fiber, as it does in rabbits. Since it is smaller than those of some apes and proportionally smaller than those of other animals, they assumed it lost much or most of its past usefulness.
     Charles Darwin first described this vestigial argument over 150 years ago. He called
these structures rudimentary organs, meaning they are supposedly under developed compared to those of our ape-like ancestors. The so-called useless or vestigial organs included the appendix, tonsils, wisdom teeth, coccyx ("tailbone"), thyroid, goose bumps, and those ear muscles that allow some people to wiggle their ears. Many popular books and magazines still make these vestigial claims.
     Modern medical research has now found important uses for every one of these
so-called useless organs. Yet, some biology textbooks still assert that many vestigial organs exist in humans. Even my new copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica claims that humans have over 100 vestigial organs. I have taught college-level anatomy for over 30 years. Of the three different anatomy text books I've used, not one has made the claim
that some organ or structure is vestigial. All of them merely noted the supposed vestigial
organs' locations and functions.
     Years ago, my long search for evidence of vestigial organs actually revealed many
uses for each organ I studied. This helped convince me that evolution is wrong. The results became the book Vestigial Organs Are Fully Functional; which documents the functions of most of these organs and structures.'
     Unfortunately, past claims that these organs are useless discouraged research into their functions. Just think of the tonsils. They lie at the back of our throats and help detect invading bacteria. In the 1930s, over half of all children had their tonsils removed, partly because doctors believed they were useless and would only cause problems later in life. Early doctors thought it was best to remove tonsils when a child was young. After more research, scientists found that tonsils help defend the body, and the number of
operations fell fast. Currently, less than one in 1,000 children get their tonsils removed!
     Today, doctors don't usually remove tonsils unless a patient suffers from frequent
severe infections or a  breathing blockage. The removal of tonsils adds risks like severe bleeding, weakened immune systems, and infections. We now know that the operation, on average, helps very little. Plus, any benefits only last about a year. Do vestigial organs
show evolution? No! Vestigial organs don't even exist!
 
                                                                                                               Dr. Benjamin – Research Associate I.C.R.

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  • Creation Articles
    • Did God Use the Big Bang?
    • Was the Global Flood Too Extreme?
    • Infinite Time
    • Asteroid Impact
    • Useless Organs?
    • Resurrect Extinct Species?
    • Human-Chimp DNA
    • Time and Creation
    • Did God Make Monsters?
    • Born Gay?
    • Grace from the Ark & Flood
    • Balancing Church & State
    • Life's Hidden Marvels
    • Time and Creation
    • Testing The Teachers
    • Days before Sun?
    • Life on Mars at Last?
    • Is Evolution A Lie?
    • Is There Anything good about Pain?
    • The Created Placenta
    • So Many Skin Tones
    • Ice Age Scattering of Nations
    • Did The Euphrates Flow Before the Flood?
    • Sloppy Religion Sloppy Science
    • Recent Humans Upend Evolution
    • Are Fossils Just Rocks
    • Subduction Was Essential for the Ice Age
    • Multipurpose Plant Sensors Startle Scientists
    • Why Don't poison Dart Frogs poison Themselves?
    • When did Life Begin?
    • What happened to the dinosaurs after the flood?
    • Contend Earnestly
    • The Universe out of Nothing
    • The Genesis Flood and Evangelism
    • Was the Global Flood to Extreme?
    • The Dark Side of Nature
    • One of a Kind?
    • Science Requires Some Leaps, But No Faith; NOT!
    • Did Humans Evolve From Apes?
    • The Ever-Evolving Human Evolution Story
    • Evolutionism Poisons Christian Worship
    • Confronting a Clever Classroom Con
    • No “Gay” Gene? Do Genetics Determine Morality?
    • Deep Space Objects Are Young
    • Miniscule Erosion Points to Hawaii's Youth
    • What Can We Learn about God from Creation?
    • What is The Image of God?
    • Evolutionism Maligns Christian Education
    • There's Nothing Like an Eyewitness
    • Complex Creature Engineering Requires a Creator
    • The Syrinx Song
    • Do Carbon Ages Refute a Biblical Timeline?
    • Genesis and the Oceans
    • Six Biological Evidences for a Young Earth
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