I believe evolution was guided by God. The foot nails were created to to match/correspond to out finger nails, and the function of finger nails is obvious. (Please don't tell me the foot nails make us run faster.There are bones in our feet.) The matching is for artistic purpose only. So you see, God is also a beauty designer.
2007-05-08 13:11:30 · 26 answers · asked by Gone 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The limbs of all mammals end in a hardened structure - the hoof or claw. This hard structure serves to protect the limb from excessive wear (as in the hoof), or can be used as a tool for digging or as a weapon for overall protection (as in the claw). This arrangement has proved so useful, that every mammal has these items, or their equivalent, and evolution has acted to eliminate all genetic variation that would prevent their development.
So, evolutionary history has dictated that we must have a "hard thing" at the end of our fingers and toes.
2007-05-08 13:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
certainly i'm in basic terms the superb height (5'4") for my ft to touch the floor. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, my better half is 6'3 and his ft additionally touch the floor. So, provided that there is an 11 inch distinction in our heights - how come the two certainly one of our ft touch the floor? Has every physique seen the region actual gravity (and centrifugal tension) performs in this entire scheme of our ft on the floor Or are our heads way off in the clouds someplace?
2016-10-04 14:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a scientific attempt to explain the laws of biology by which God manifested self-replicating molecules. It is not anti-religion. Notice that Theologians no longer argue against Newtonian mechanics or Copernicus' solar system designs.
Vestigial characteristics are not prohibited in Evolution, unless they later get in the way and inhibit the animal's ability to reproduce.
2007-05-08 13:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are the remnants of claws. They were used for fighting at one point. They are what is known as a vestigial organ. There are lots of other examples. Your inner eyelid, the tail bone, the appendix are all totally useless to us, but you can find other animals that use them.
It is fine that you want to say God inspired it. But two points. One--that is not what the Bible says at all. It says God created plants before the Sun, and all animals at the same time. Two--there is no evidence consistent with that.
2007-05-08 13:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why do most other mammals have claws, hoofs, etc...?
Is it not obvious our nails derive from defensive/offensive mechanisms that are no longer in use?
But I'm sure your reason, that they were created for using nail polish on, is just as valid. Let's teach that in schools along with evolution, so our children can get BOTH sides of the story?
2007-05-08 13:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
actually they are the remnants of claws. they probably also functioned as a kind of protection. let them grow out then kick some one in the shins barefooted and see if you can draw blood. they don't really have much of a function now that i can think of. part of the reason why people still have them is because people don't care much about them. if a person wanted to i'm sure a person could breed toenails out of a person. or at least make them grow slower.
2007-05-08 13:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what makes you think people wouldn't be beautiful without foot nails. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Spiders find other spider attractive. Do you? The nails are left overs from when chimps hung in trees. They scratch their head with them. If you dont like the idea of being desended from other animals, remember the bible says God created man from the slime of the earth.
2007-05-08 13:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by wisemancumth 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Looks like you've cited yet more evidence for undirected evolution. Since toenails have no function in humans the only reasonable explanation for their existence is that they are vestigial features inherited from ancestral species in which they were adaptive (i.e. favoured by natural selection). They probably gave our ancestors an advantage in climbing, fighting etc.
2007-05-08 13:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nails were all weapons. Because humans don't use toenalis, they are deprecated organs. Fingernails on the other hand are still used as weapons, and a tools. They are necessary. Tonails are not ornaments. They are simply on the way out.
2007-05-08 13:18:00 · answer #9 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
our hands used to be feet. we used to walk on all fours, and we had nails similar to those of dogs or cats - nails to use as tools for finding food and for defending ourselves - we no longer need those nails, so evolution changed our nails... but never mind that - God created fingernails so you could have something to paint pretty colors!
2007-05-08 13:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋