If you say "to protect the soft skin underneath" then please tell me why God created a spot of soft skin for no reason that needed covering. Plus, the skin gets hard soon after the nail is removed - trust me I've had one fall off after a monitor fell on it.
2007-04-26 04:31:54 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
KEG: We have pubic hair to help enhance the smell which used to or possibly still does contain pheromones.
2007-04-26 04:37:29 · update #1
Unlce Thesis: Because I can't prove it and I admit it. It's just the most likely reason by far.
2007-04-26 04:38:52 · update #2
Bone: Hmmm....How do bears scratch their backs? Ponder that and get back to me.
2007-04-26 04:40:20 · update #3
Steve M: Primates do not have claws, but the ancestors they evolved from did.
2007-04-26 04:41:21 · update #4
Seimerthyr:
You assume they evolved?
--Yes
Does this mean fish have claws?
Snakes? Frogs?
-- No, why would it?
2007-04-26 04:42:41 · update #5
A better question is what are seals doing with fingernails?
http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?x=flipper_/_fin__pinniped_anatomy__pinniped__animal
2007-04-26 04:35:28 · answer #1 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, Christians evolved from the descendants of Ichabod. Atheism evolved in parallel. And it's called converting(not evolving), when a person goes from one group to the other. If it's evolution, then people wouldn't be able to convert back and forth between Atheism and Christianity like many do.
2016-05-19 03:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For scratching
For picking up hot objects
For manipulating small objects
For opening up letters
For cutting through things
For having a hard, solid base for manipulating things
For flicking things without hurting yourself
For picking things (nasal passages as somebody before me mentioned)
I do believe in evolution, but I thought that I'd like to show you the flaws of proving evolution with your question
2007-04-26 04:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by husam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fingernails and toenails are part of the skin. We have them because they are pretty and useful. I use mine to scrape things with, pry something open, scratch my husbands itch on his back. My toenails are great because they also help me balance and protect my toes . Nails have very limited pain sensation which is another benefit. I don't consider having nails a proof that they evolved from claws. God gave us finger and toe nails, some animals have claws and other hooves. Each to suit them.
2007-04-26 04:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I guess you could ask the same question as to why we have pubic hair? Who knows? Help enhance the smell? Ewww!!!! I like the sweet romance smell myself. LMAO.
I know that animals climb things with their claws and they are used as defense towards predators. Maybe that is why we have fingernails so when someone pisses us off we can scratch their eyes out!
2007-04-26 04:35:17 · answer #5 · answered by K~E~G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
so are you assuming that we evolved from Dogs, or cats or something. Because last time I checked, primates do not have claws. Seems to be a gap here in the evolutionary chart, huh?
2007-04-26 04:40:13 · answer #6 · answered by Steve M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To get further in the back of my nose and scratch off hard pieces. God really thought of everything.
2007-04-26 04:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by Caveman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we were created with finger nails because claws would have caused some severe nasal passage problems.
2007-04-26 04:40:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because the Creator who created the claws decided to put some kind of hands, fingers and fingernails on most of His creation.
I like to paint and almost everyone of my oil paintings reflect me.
2007-04-26 04:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Let me answer with a poem....
GASKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS
I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WHO
WERE HAVING THEIR BREAKFASTS, SINGING SONGS, CHEWING GUMS AS IF A GOD
WAS PRESENT AT THEIR VICINITY.
AND, IN THIS BLUE PLANET, I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE
WHO WERE STUMBLING, SNEEZING AND SMILING AS IF A GOD WAS SOMEWHERE
AROUND.
THEY WERE REACHING OUT FOR THE TEA GLASSES AS IF A GOD WAS TALKING TO
THEM.
THE WAY THEY RUN, THE WAY THEY BOILED UP, THE WAY THEY WERE EXHAUSTED
AND THE WAY THEY WENT TO SLEEP VIRTUALLY PROVED AS IF AN ABSOLUTE GOD HAD THROWN THEM INTO
THIS BLUE PLANET.
BUT ANYTHING ELSE MADE IT SEEM TO BE
GOD DID NOT EXIST AT ALL.
2007-04-26 08:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by Artistic Hand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD may be out of date now,,,,or
God didn't think carefully when created about fingernails than the other parts....or
you too, forget the usefull of fingernails...but,
the right answer is you didn't recornice the usage of your body....
2007-04-26 04:45:01 · answer #11 · answered by william 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋