Are snakes lacking legs a proof for the story of Genesis or a proof of evolution?

Answer 1

Snakes have vestigial leg bones..clear proof of evolution.

If they lost their legs, God would have taken the whole thing away.

Answer 2

Neither.

Snakes not having legs is simply a phenomenon. The Genesis creation story is simply a backward explanation, i.e., looking at the phenomenon and trying to determine why these creatures are unique.

Evolutionary theory takes a different approach. It sees that snakes have no legs, but that they share characteristics with other creatures, thereby rendering them NOT unique. Scientists then try to examine the common elements, the potential reasons that these creatures seem related but at some point seem to have begun to diverge chromosomally, and then looks to examine what evolutionary advantage MIGHT have been gained through a loss of limbs.

By the way, did you know that there are some species of snakes that have vestigial limbs? For example, the python grows two large claws at around one year old, which the male snake uses to hang on to the female during copulation

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Answer 3

Snakes don't "prove" either one. I agree with some of the posters below me. Let me also add that I believe science progresses via falsification - NOT verification...Evolution, of course, is a very good theory, and should be accepted , unless or until it is falsified, at which point we use it as a view synthesised with another view, to form a new theory.....

Answer 4

It means you are not a student of the Hebrew language or the bible and that you took the story literally.

The Hebrew word for serpent is Nachash and can mean enchanter or burning one. Not necessarily a snake.

Answer 5

I want to know how snakes got around before they were cursed to crawl on their bellies - God didnt say they had legs or they'd have been the evil lizard in tree.

Did they hop or what?

Answer 6

It's proof of evolution.

There are some snake species that still have small, vestigal legs.

Answer 7

They are EVIDENCE, not PROOF.

And since some snakes still express vestigal internal leg bones, it's better evidence for evolution, not creationism.

Answer 8

different animals have different attributes.

for example, an elephant has a trunk.
This is as strange as a snake having no legs.

Answer 9

Not proof as such but compelling evidence for biological evolution.

Answer 10

I don't think you can prove anything with those facts alone. You can however combine facts like that to try and "prove" to someone believing in evolution that Genesis is in fact the truth.