By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:26:04 +0000

The title of this article is a bit deceptive. 20 “unnecessary” body parts? My left arm is technically “unnecessary” since I am right handed, but that does not mean that it doesn’t serve a valuable purpose. A prime example in this article is the coccyx, it says “All they’re good for now is give us painful falls on the butt.” But, imagine trying to sit upright without a coccyx… without it, even the simple act of sitting in a chair would require a great deal of effort because your stabilizer muscles would have to work harder. The “unnecessary” body parts in this article may be “unnecessary” for survival, but that isn’t to say that they don’t do anything of value for us, even in a world built around the conveniences of technology.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:07:17 +0000

INTERESTING…

Except to MALE NIPPLES!

THAT IS FUNNNNNNYYYY!!!!!!!

LOL

CANT STOP LAUGHING!

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By: DENTIST

DENTIST — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:23:13 +0000

ONE of the theory of evolution’s important deceptions is its claim regarding “vestigial organs.” Evolutionists claim that some organs in living things lose their original function over time, and that such organs then disappear. Taking that as a starting point, they then try to send out the message, “If the living body had really been created, it would have no functionless organs in it.”Evolutionist publications at the start of the twentieth century announced that the human body contained up to a hundred organs that no longer served any purpose, including the appendix, the coccyx, the tonsils, the pineal gland, the external ear, the thymus, and wisdom teeth. However, the decades that followed saw major advances in medical science. Our knowledge of the organs and systems in the human body increased. As a result of this, it was seen that the idea of vestigial organs was just a superstition. The long list drawn up by evolutionists rapidly shrank. It was discovered that the thymus is an organ which produces important immune system cells, and that the pineal gland is responsible for the production of important hormones. It also emerged that the coccyx supports the bones around the pelvis, and that the external ear plays an important role in identifying where sounds come from. In short, it emerged that ignorance was the only foundation on which the idea of “vestigial organs” rested. Modern science has many times demonstrated the error of the concept of such organs. Yet some evolutionists still try to make use of this claim. Although medical science has proved that almost all of the organs that evolutionists claim are vestigial actually serve a purpose, evolutionary speculation still surrounds one or two organs. The most noteworthy of these is our wisdom teeth.
Evolutionists have taught that humans evolved from ape-like ancestors that possessed larger jaws and teeth than us. In the process of evolution the jaw has become smaller, allowing less room for the third molars and causing numerous dental problems. Our better understanding of the complex teeth-jaw relationship has revealed this explanation is far too simplistic. Research now indicates that the reasons for most third molar problems today are not due to evolutionary changes but other reasons. These reasons include a change from a coarse abrasive diet to a soft western diet, lack of proper dental care, and genetic factors. Common past dental practice was a tendency to routinely remove wisdom teeth. Recent empirical research has concluded that this practice is unwise. Third molars in general should be left alone unless a problem develops and then they should be treated as any other teeth. At times removal is required, but appropriate efforts to deal with problem teeth should be implemented before resorting to their extraction.
The conclusion that a smaller jaw cannot contain the large teeth we inherited from our ancestors, and consequently wisdom teeth are not needed, has recently been challenged on several fronts. Macho and Moggi-Cecchi[Macho, G.A. and Moggi-Cecchi, J., 1992. Reduction of maxillary molars in Homo sapiens sapiens; a different perspective. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 87(2):151–159.] concluded that compared to other primates the third molars are the smallest in Homo sapiens. Further, if the third molars are forced to develop in a more restricted space ‘they tend to be smaller than anterior’ teeth and ‘in humans this reduction often leads to agenesis [failure of an organ to develop] of the third molars.[ Macho and Moggi-Cecchi, Ref. 17, p. 156.]Dental crowding in whites ‘seems more related to smaller alveolar space than to smaller jaws overall or to larger teeth.’[Corruccini, R., 1991. Anthropological aspects of orofacial and occlusal variations and anomalies. In: Advances in Dental Anthropology, Chapter 17. Kelley, M.A. and Larson, C.S. (eds), Wiley-Liss, New York, p. 308.]Furthermore, in an extensive study of aberrant maxillary third molars, Taylor found a lack of evidence for a genetic trend towards elimination of the third molar from human dentition as assumed by many evolutionists.[ Taylor, M.S., 1982. Aberrant maxillary third molars; morphology and developmental relations. In: Kurtèn (ed.), Ref. 5, pp. 64–74.]
It is now widely acknowledged day that these teeth are not rudimentary or vestigial: they aid in chewing our food as do all of our other 28 teeth. The outdated vestigial organ conclusion, though, has influenced the extraction of billions of teeth, the removal of many which may have been unnecessary according to current research[Leonard, M.S., 1992. Removing third molars: a review for the general practitioner. Journal of the American Dental Association, 123(2):77–82.]

By: Nod

Nod — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:17:20 +0000

Just because we don’t know what they do don’t mean we don’t need them.

By: traken

traken — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:31:59 +0000

I was actually born without wisdom teeth. Good to know I don’t need them.

By: Queen Rosebud

Queen Rosebud — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:14:53 +0000

very interesting, thanks

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