Many of our body’s movements involve muscles that work together. Such a claim presumes we evolved from animals it does not prove that we did.

The fact that a structure can be done without does not mean it is a footprint-a vestige-of an evolutionary past. But we must point out that the fact that a structure can be done without does not mean it is a footprint-a vestige-of an evolutionary past. And being long, strong, and dispensable, this “vestigial” structure is a favorite among surgeons who harvest it for tendon grafts. The palmaris longus, according to many reports, is quite unnecessary, its absence presumably causing no difference in grip strength. If you have a palmaris longus, you will see its tendon as a tight, raised band extending down into your hand, where it attaches to the strong, flat layer of connective tissue in your palm. To see whether you have one or not, touch your pinkie to your thumb while flexing your wrist. In fact, you may be among the 10–15% of people who already do without it in one or both arms. We contend that these and all other alleged anatomical footprints of our supposed evolutionary past are best understood as footprints of our wise Creator’s handiwork.īecause it is one of several muscles that flex your wrist, the palmaris longus is a muscle you can do without. The so-called vestigial organs, or “remnants,” selected for this video are structures and reflexes that are easily visible: a tendon in the forearm, seemingly useless muscles attached to your ears, goose bumps, the tailbone you may have bumped in a fall, and a tiny baby’s strong grasp. This YouTube video-as you can see below-opens by declaring the human body a museum of natural history, loaded with “parts that aren’t there because you need them, but because your animal ancestors did” (:06), and claiming, “These remnants of our deep history only make sense within the framework of evolution by natural selection” (:16). 1 Ever since Darwin branded organs he considered nonfunctional as evidence for his beliefs, drumbeaters for the evolutionary worldview periodically trot out lists of vestigial organs to convince people that humans are the advanced animal products of random chance processes and natural selection. “ Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body,” a YouTube video reporting over 14 million hits in its first two weeks online, is the latest presentation to prop up the human evolutionary story through tales about vestigial structures, our presumably useless body parts.

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