how did the human body come to exist. it is made perfect with every organ having its own functions. inside parts doing there job to keep you alive and a heart pumping blood thru your body without having to be turned on. that did not just fall into place.
2007-10-18
16:30:56
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where did mommy and daddy come from,smart one
aside from birth defects and cancer ,the body as created was perfect.
and rats were created to, brainy
2007-10-18
16:40:28 ·
update #1
i didnt say it remains perfect but is in CREATION. it wears out over time as does everything else.nothing lasts forever and dieing is part of life. the appendix is very necessary for a child by the way
2007-10-18
16:50:55 ·
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can any of you build it better? of course not. it took intelligent design not evolving over millions of years. wonder if i can build a house that way. throw out some plywood and wait for it to evolve
2007-10-18
17:04:45 ·
update #3
I shouldn't be responding to this, because I do believe there is a God.
2007-10-18 16:56:37
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answered by carol 6
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Who says it is perfect?
Why do we have an appendix? It does not serve any major purpose? It definitely no longer does the job it was "designed" for.
No we did not just randomly fall into place. We are the product of billions of years of evolution. As is every other living thing on this planet.
If you still have doubts, then consider this.
The sickle cell anemia gene is a good thing to have if you are in the tropics. It provides resistance to malaria. However, you can have too much of a good thing! If you get the gene from both parents then you get sickle cell anemia, your red blood cells deform and can no longer do their job effectively and without treatment you die.
So, tell me how this is so perfect?
Why just resistance to malaria? Why not immunity?
And why have the peril of getting two copies of the gene? Why design something that will kill the recipient?
Finally why do only people of African decent have this? Malaria exists in all tropical regions. But Asians Cental Americans etc. do not have this?
Face it, if we are designed then this tells us that we do not have an intelligent designer, but a Bloody Stupid Designer.
However, consider it from evolution:
Some protection from Malaria is better than none. so it is evolutionary advantageous.
In the tropics resistance to malaria helps more people survive than die from sickle cell disease. So it is evolutionary advantageous.
The mutation occurred in Africa after the migration through the Middle East, so there is no reason for other ethnicities to have the gene. It will tend not to spread out of Africa because as you move away from the tropics malaria is not an issue, but the sickle cell disease is. It is an evolutionary disadvantage.
Perfect sense when considered from evolution. Half baked when considered from ID. Face reality. Humans evolved from other species with no guiding force planning to make us what we are.
2007-10-18 23:49:20
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answered by Simon T 7
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It would be able to appear much more perfect if everyone could spell.
The Human body is far from perfect. The human eye was obviously not engineered as the optic nerve leaves at the center of the retina, leaving a blind spot in each eye. The human eye has a more limited range of color than other animals. Other animals have better designed eyes.
The human body can tolerate a tighter range of temperatures than other animals. Our hearing is not as acute as others. We are prone to a great number of diseases which leave us vulnerable.
Many of our vital and vulnerable organs are placed in positions which leave them vulnerable to damage in the event of accident. Our heads, containing our brain are located at the top of our spinal column; a heavy organ at the periphery, which leads to a whipping action, increasing G-forces, increasing damage to our most vital organ in the event of a fall.
In short, the human body is far from perfectly designed. The very things you point out show that it was unlikely that our body was designed by some incredible craftsman. A better design is not only possible, but would be required to prove intelligent design.
As an engineer, I would have placed the brain in the chest cavity, protecting it better. It then would be in less danger of severed arteries and damage to the spinal chord in our very vulnerable necks.
The male testes would be inside the body cavity where they are less prone to damage.
Now some will say that the design is perfect; for example the testes are in a place where temperature is more optimal for sperm production. I respond that if the intelligent designer created the system, then this designer could, if all-powerful, could have worked out this far smaller issue.
An intelligent design would have self-sufficient beings at a far younger age. It would have created a more fault-tolerant system. It has many fantastic components, but it is quite not perfectly designed as a system.
2007-10-18 23:49:50
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answered by Deirdre H 7
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No, it's NOT perfect. What kind of "designer" would build two eyes like cameras that are upside down and backwards, create wisdom teeth, and run the liquid sewer pipe right through the recreational area?
And no, the circulatory system did not "just fall into place". Nobody is claiming that. But that doesn't mean the only answer is "a big invisible man must have created it."
Want to learn about the human body and how it came from other primates? Then go read up on anatomy and biology. Look for the big building in your neighborhood labeled "LIBRARY". Your mommy and daddy's taxes are paying for it. You might as well get some use out of the square paper things they have inside called "books".
2007-10-18 23:35:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Perfect? Hardly. Among other things, the retinas of our eyes are inside out. The nerves and blood vessels come out through the light-sensitive area of the retina, producing a blind spot, then spread over the front of the light-receptor cells, so that light has to get past the fibers into the receptors. Why aren't the nerves and capillaries behind the receptors, where they would be out of the way and there would be no need for a blind spot? Squid eyes are arranged that way. Other problems include our wisdom teeth, appendixes, and tailbones. The human body is far from perfect. And the only reason it works is because it has millions of years of evolution and adaptations behind it.
2007-10-18 23:36:14
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answered by JavaGirl ~AM~ 4
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why can't people just be accepting of others' beliefs? I'm labeled as a "casual agnostic" and I'm labeled so because i really don't care or know if there is a god or not. People, please stop trying to prove others wrong and just stick to your own if you have nothing nice to say. This is exactly why many wars break out. Please stop the bickering and just accept eachother's differences. If people really did study their religions and other's, they'd learn that they all derived from a similar place and realize that most, if not all, religions have similar happenings and beliefs. And if you're wondering if i have studied religions, yes, I've studied every major religion and i respect each one's teachings because i don't have a "macho ego" as i call it.
Oh, and by the way, your question is grammatically incorrect. It should read: "If you don't believe there is a god, answer this." Next time you decide to challenge a bunch of people, make sure you put it in the correct format; it distracts intelligent people like myself.
Again, please stop challenging the other views. Instead, try to understand them. Fighting only leads to more fighting until everyone is dead.
2007-10-18 23:39:35
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answered by Anonymous
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You have made a very bad argument. Back up your claim that the body is perfect. It seems that you have not even gotten to the point of irreducible complexity; which, by the way, was proved wrong. Read 'On Origin of Species' and do a little work (quit being so da-gone lazy). The link below should get you started, but it is up to you not to be ignorant.
2007-10-18 23:42:28
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answered by mike 3
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The most popular scientific theory is that the human body came into existence through the process of evolution and natural selection. Read Darwin's Of the Origin of the Species for an in depth answer to your question. Darwin only answers how the human came into inhabiting the planet, not the origin of the planet itself. However, when understanding evolution you may understand that an intelligent design must not have been involved in the process of life.
2007-10-18 23:38:35
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answered by Size 2 3
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You kind of have to love religious people in a way. The sincerity and kind-heartedness is undeniable. As to how a circulatory system came into being, well, maybe they don't need to understand. This old world will keep spinning around no matter what.
2007-10-18 23:38:32
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answered by Jas 2
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Evolution...
Appendix, Tonsils, Adenoids, Etc. what are their function?
Please do some research and understand a subject prior to asking a question using the subject as the basis of your argument.. You will appear more intelligent and your question will be valid...
Addition: Please explain how exactly the appendix is very necessary for a child... What exact function does it have that makes it very important to a child? I had mine removed at age 13 months I am now nearly 40 and if it had a very important function I apparently didnt need it..
2007-10-18 23:37:45
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answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7
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True, it didn't fall into place. See, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much....
Incidentally, the body is perfect? Hernias, knee joints, the crossing of the digestive and respiratory system, the backwards setup of the eye, the reproductive and excretory systems being basically one on top of the other.... you've got a pretty sodding loose conception of perfection.
2007-10-18 23:33:14
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answered by Doc Occam 7
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