Evolutionists: Don't wisdom teeth prove creationism?

Question

According to the Theory of Evolutionology, species evolve to become more adapted to their environment. So how do evolutionarians explain wisdom teeth? Wisdom teeth are not an adaptation to our environment, but a detriment because they are painful and need to be removed.

If evolution were true, we wouldn't have wisdom teeth because we would have evolved bigger mouths or less teeth. (I know that wisdom teeth support evolution because they are a vestigial remnant from when we needed to eat tougher meat, but I'm ignoring that because it hurts my argument.) Since we have wisdom teeth, evolution must be false.

The Theory of Creationism can explain wisdom teeth. God was made at Adam and Eve for eating the apple, because it gave them wisdom. As punishment, God gave their descendants "Wisdom" teeth that were painful as punishment for original sin.

Since evolutionarians can't explain wisdom teeth, the Theory of Evolutionism is false.

I should give due credit for this argument to the famous creationist "I. M. Lyon"

Answer 1

I am away to the drinks cabinet .. I need a new bottle for this one
anyone want anything while I am there ?

Answer 2

Hmm, very interesting.

I'm suprised no one has tried to disprove you yet, or at least argue in defense of evolution.

The last sentence, "Since evolutionarians can't explain wisdom teeth, the Theory of Evolutionism is false" I wouldn't have put cause this alone doesn't completely disprove it.

But, it is a good argument nevertheless. I don't know about the third paragraph but the first two are enough. But, this comes down to a matter of which presupposition you have. If you presuppose that God created everything, you will go with your argument. If you presuppose all is chance and natural phenomena, you will go with the other argument which is that we evolved(and I'm still wondering if we "evolved" why we still have them. aren't we suppose to lose characteristics like that because of natural selection according to the theory?)

Good argument. Keep posting, but don't be offensive(not that you were, just sayin')

finally, When you say, "God was made at Adam and Eve for eating the apple, because it gave them wisdom" I wouldn't agree with cause it was the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

and i have read your profile and I must admit, you are one strange guy, but you are entitled to your profile as much as anyone else

Answer 3

Wisdom teeth are not really "vestigal." These teeth are not always a burden and can even be a valuable asset to the mouth when healthy and properly aligned. It seems that certain races have more problems than others as well. Also, studies have proved that many of third molars removed, are actually healthy. The removal of all 4 wisdom teeth is a cultural practice. In some countries, only problem teeth are removed. In the UK, for example, only a decayed and/or impacted tooth will be removed.

Answer 4

This is the stupidest case for creationism I have ever heard...listen, if you bible thumpers want to deny science and believe that the bible is the true source of wisdom, so be it. But the next time someone you love gets cancer and needs medical treatment, tell them no because it's a science related field. The same goes with the car that you drive, the make up that you females wear, the food that you eat, the cell phone that you talk on, the computer that you are using at this moment to type this drivel, the ipod that you listen to music on, the ATM machine that you get your money from, the deodorant that you use, etc. Because this is a science-based world, if you don't want to believe in science, give up everything that you own and live like the Amish...

Answer 5

Perhaps the human race is still in the phase of evolutionism of getting rid of our wisdom teeth. You know, evolution does NOT happen in just a few centuries...which we needed them for our type of diet 1000 plus years ago. Personally, only two of my wisdom teeth bothered me and I had them pulled. The two on the other side did not come thru and did not need pulled. So right there, with me, is proof that we are half-way thru phasing out wisdom teeth. Come back in another 1000 years and we'll check how many people have or had wisdom teeth, ok?

Answer 6

I know you're just trolling (because of your previous question citing Em Agineri), but the official explanation for wisdom teeth painfully emerging was that the human jaw was initially larger. It shrank over the generations because we found ways of making better food and therefore it got less work as each successive generation grew up. We've still got the same number of teeth though... too many for most of us. So really it is more a point in favour of evolution, as it shows how the human race has changed to match its environment.

Answer 7

Original sin has nothing to do with eating apples and wisdom teeth. You obviously know nothing about the Theory of Evolution or you wouldn`t call it evolutionology and consider it stand or falls on the existence or non-existence of wisdom teeth. Suggest you go back to the beginning and read Darwin`s Origin Of Species.

Answer 8

If anything, wisdom teeth and the appendix are an argument for Stupid Design or Unintelligent Design as opposed to Intelligent Design (if you really want to ignore all the explanations evolution provides for their existence).

Answer 9

Evolution does not magically happen, it happens by the death of species resulting in their maladaptive physical features as for the survival of species that are born with features that help them live longer. If humans did not invent dentistry, people born with wisdom teeth would steadily die out from fatal infections of the oral cavity, while the small handful of people born without wisdom teeth would survive and reproduce, this would result in humans without wisdom teeth taking the place of the dying populations of humans with wisdom teeth. But since humans successfully adapted to their environment through developing intellect and an opposable thumb through the evolutionary process, we were able to adapt to the threat of wisdom teeth by inventing dentistry and the ability to pull out the teeth with the help of our hands opposable thumb. As a result, this prevents wisdom teeth from playing a role in our survival as species.

Yes, evolution is still happening to humans to this day. It happens when a person born crippled falls into the ocean and can't swim (don't mean to be cynacle but unfortunatly thats how nature works) or when a person driving their car slowly in the left lane while on their cell phone gets hit by a speeding semi. This contributes to evolution because the person born crippled dies before spreading the gene that creates children born crippled. As for the person that gets hit by a semi while driving slow in the fast lane yaking on their cell phone. His genetic trait of having poor judgement and being inattentive will be eliminated before it spreads to create stupid children.

Answer 10

Quite the contrary, more and more people are being born without the gene for wisdom teeth. Myself, one of my brothers, my daughter and others I have talked to never had any sign of wisdom teeth.
We are still evolving.

Answer 11

But which Creation story is the 'Right' one? Wisdom teeth proves Odin created the Heavens and Earth, right? How is that any less probable than your Creation Story?