If there's "intelligent design", then why do organisms have so many vestigial organs?

Question

Vesitigial organs, for those who've never been in biology, are parts of our bodies that no longer have any use. (See: appendix, wisdom teeth, pinky toes, wings on flightless birds, hind leg bones in whales, human tail bone, etc.)

Please excuse the extra 'i' in the second 'vestigial'. :(

Answer 1

You know I just sat here and look all these things up, and they all have pretty good articles on them and the use and non-use of them

Answer 2

-The appendix isn't necessary. It's functions in appendectomy patients are taken over completely by the cecum. The only difference is that the cecum doesn't have the same risk of rupturing. Appendectomy patients have never, ever been found to have an immunodeficiency, so it can't be said that the appendix plays any sort of important immune role. -It isn't that we don't have a use for the coccyx. It has to do with how it's set up--three fused bones that in any other animal would be considered bones of the tail. Evolution can explain why it would look like that. Creationism can only say "God did it." -The little toe isn't necessary for anything. I happen to know a friend of the family who lost one of his little toes due to an accident at work. Once the rest of his foot healed, he never had a problem with walking, balance, or running. He has complete bodily function, even without his toe. His genes still carry the code for little toes, but he does just fine without one.

Answer 3

Very Good Question

I would just call it design because it may come from a super-intelligent being but the design created is one with problems, It seems that God has delibrately created problems for people.

But on the other hand, Life is too complicated to be created by chance.

Answer 4

I can excuse the extra "i", but I have a harder time excusing people thinking that their biology textbook is always right (especially since they are always being revised).

This has been dealt with by those who believe in ID over and over again. Here is just one example:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/vestigialorgans.asp

Answer 5

Understanding Intelligent Design

http://www.4truth.net/site/c.hiKXLbPNLrF/b.1171681/k.CF58/Intelligent_Design/apps/nl/newsletter3.asp

Answer 6

Yes "faith" is the only answer to replace ignorance and lets not forget that by using evidence you are clouding the issues!
What are the fundamentalist going to come out next?

Answer 7

has it occured to you that there may be an "intelligent design" behind evolution? Evolution of course, results in vestigial organs.

Answer 8

Christians accept mirco evolution.

Answer 9

How do you know the appendix is no longer used? Because you don't know what it does?
People used to say we only used 20% of our brains. That is science for you.

Answer 10

what'd mean write me back ill give u answer dont know what your trying to say give me chance and write back