http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestigial
2006-12-15 15:23:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
by ignoring the Taxa and Phyla and keeping to their propaganda web sites with misinformation to put it politely. But, to be brutally honest, they simply lie by ignoring the facts with their written information.
Evolution CLEARLY shows where we came from and where each species comes from.
No one in the respected scientific community acknowledges their garbage because of their ongoing irrational behavior. This behavior is the constant circular argument while obviously ignoring the obervable facts and calling them theory when the definition of a theory is not even understood by them.
How can anyone in their "right" mind want to be called to a religion with people who continue to underhandedly lie to their children? - and they wonder why they can't convince when it's rational minded people who see them as mentally retarded.
They use the word creation to substitute for the word "mythology."
In fact, DNA records from the bones of Neanderthal is 99% who we are. We all branch out like limbs on a tree from a common ancestor and all coexist with that which has survived.
2006-12-15 15:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Since I am on the other side, I do not have a clue. I do not hear about vestigial organs when the creationist drop their nonsense onto the biology section, Perhaps they have no argument; no good arguments. We will see, here.
PS. Went to the " controversy" line at you web site and now see that it is the usual creationist misunderstanding of biological terms. Even more, I have no answer for you, as I can not forget the Technical meaning of " vestigial ".
PSS Evolution IS NOT an argument against creationism, but an argument for the natural explanation of life. Creationism attacked science, Cordova, we were too busy to attack them. It is our indifference to their nonsense that really galls them.
2006-12-15 23:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cordova is right, creationism and evolution are 2 different entities and both can exist (I don't believe in creationism, but that's beside the point). Even Catholocism embraces that evolution has occured. So if that is the case, there is no need to argue vestigial organs, such as an appendix, etc., or how they occured. The only people that might have a hard time with vestigial organs are fundamentalist christians.
2006-12-15 23:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by michalakd 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are creationists who are just hand puppets to their religion.
An intelligent informed creationist knows that evaluation & creation can't have one without the other.
It would be foolish to think that nothing changes over time. There are adaptations and mutations. Oceans once covered mountians and the bottom of oceans were once dry lands.
Evalution without a higher power seems impossible to me.
Think of this. Take a 747 Jet plane crush it in to pieces that can only be seen by a miroscope. Put them in a wind tunnel. Mix well.....how many times would it take for the mix to turn in to the jet plane? Probably never. But....if there were a power that would put order to the wind mixing the pieces...then and only then could those minut pieces become a 747 jet plane.
Some Christian's think that believing in Creation only- is a thing expected of them. It is foolish & pursumptious to think that any human could know the mind of the Power/God that put such a universe in order.
We have a greater creator when we accept the fact that he is a God of Science and order & all that is that keeps the universe in balance.
2006-12-16 01:14:28 · answer #4 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Good question! I know educated people, doctors and nurses who are creationists. I don't understand that. Science backs up evolution and one would think people in the medical field would believe science but I guess this is not always true.
2006-12-15 23:33:05 · answer #5 · answered by starting over 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
go to this site it provides the rebuttals to every conceivable creationist claim. there is also a 'quote mine' on this site showing the misquotes and distortions used by creationists. it provides the response to the ridiculous claim that vestigial organs go against the second law of thermodynamics.
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB361.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html#CB
2006-12-16 02:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do people assume that one cannot exist without the other? Evolution explains how something which exists changes, but it still does not explain where what evolved came from. Evolution is one of the most hollow arguments against creation.
Let me add. My idea of creation is not tied to a particular religion.
2006-12-15 23:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Dunno, but they shouldn't. The Bible isn't a science textbook.
2006-12-16 00:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Vango 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dunno.
2006-12-16 08:04:29 · answer #9 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋