why do we have an appendix if we dont need it?

Question

why do we have one if it doesnt matter if we take it out!

Answer 1

This is good support for the theory of evolution. It is likely that the appendix was once a necessary organ, but that our habits/needs have changed and we no longer need it. For example, the appendix may have assisted with the digestion of raw meat, before humans took the habit of cooking their food.

Answer 2

yes this is true. but due to the lack in health insurance in this county to remove an appendix from every citizen would be absurd and expensive. I had an emergency appendectomy about three years ago because it had ruptured(so I'm pretty much lucky to be alive). Before i had my appendix removed i NEVER and i mean NEVER would get sick or have a cold. After i had surgery to have it removed i get sick about three times a month. I believe that although you dont need that organ to live it still serves a purpose whether it is noticeable or not.

Answer 3

Unfortunately many of the contributors have been hoodwinked by evolutionary propoganda and are sadly decieved into thinking the appendix is a 'useless' evolutionary leftover.

All of our organs were created for a puropose!

It used to be alleged that we had over 100 so called 'vestigial' organs. Noone knowledgable person would claim any such thing now. I doubt anyone would claim that any organ is vestigial.

The appendix does have a purpose:
Today, the appendix is recognized as a highly specialized organ with a rich blood supply. This is not what we would expect from a degenerate, useless structure.

The appendix contains a high concentration of lymphoid follicles. These are highly specialized structures which are a part of the immune system. The clue to the appendix’s function is found in its strategic position right where the small bowel meets the large bowel or colon. The colon is loaded with bacteria which are useful there, but which must be kept away from other areas such as the small bowel and the bloodstream.

Despite this, many public school texts still continue indoctrinating people in the idea that the appendix is great evidence that man evolved. An evolutionist had the following testimony put into the record of the historic 1925 Tennessee Scopes Trial:

There are, according to Wiedersheim, no less than 180 vestigal [sic] structures in the human body, sufficient to make of a man a veritable walking museum of antiquities. Among these [is] the vermiform appendix . These and numerous other structures of the same sort can be reasonably interpreted as evidence that man has descended from ancestors in which these organs were functional. Man has never completely lost these characters; he continues to inherit them though he no longer has any use for them.

http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/creationontheweb?q=appendix&hl=en&lr=

Answer 4

Researchers now say that the appendix acts as a safe house for good bacteria. The body uses this to essentially “reboot” the digestive system when one suffers from a bout of dysentery or cholera.

There goes your Liberal theories!

Answer 5

The appendix is thought to be a rudimentary structure. Our predecessors apparently had use for one since their diet was different and the methods of cooking were more primitive. Other mammals have an equivalent to the appendix. This is more prevalent in bovine, equine, ovine classes. Orders that are predominantly vegetarian. It is believed that as we continue to evolve, it may disappear entirely.

Answer 6

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why do we have an appendix if we dont need it?
why do we have one if it doesnt matter if we take it out!

Answer 7

it is all to do with evolution. before our ancient ancestors had discovered fire we ate raw meat and the appendix was used to help digest the food. we don't need it now and i'm pretty sure that if we are here long enough we will lose it altogether over the next few million years!

Answer 8

We used to need our appendix to help with digesting grass (when we did not have the means to cook) we have not yet evolved enough to get rid of it.

Answer 9

It was also more useful when we walked on four legs, becoming redundant when we stood up. Unfortunately we haven't quite evolved it out, shame really, mine ruptured and was very nasty.... the guy who had a week in hospital with his will understand! I was in for 15 days...very unpleasant.

Answer 10

The appendix was used by our ancestors to help digest grass. As we stopped eating it , prefering fat and sugar filled foodstuffs for energy , it ceased to be useful.