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Answers with Ken Ham · Tuesday

Useless Organs? A Useless Argument

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truths of God’s Word. Have you ever heard that your body is full of leftovers from our supposed evolutionary past? This ridiculous claim has been debunked over and over but the myth hangs on, and news articles still publish lists of these supposed organs. Sometimes our outer ear muscles are included since we can’t swivel them like some animals can. It’s assumed they’re leftover from our supposed evolutionary past. But evidence suggests they’re important for causing us to reflexively turn our eyes in the direction of a sudden sound. Our bodies, though marred by the curse, aren’t full of leftovers because we didn’t evolve! Dig Deeper Vestigial Organ Arguments: Useful or Unnecessary? Are “Vestigial Organs” Really “Proof of Evolution . . . on Your Body”?

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This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truths of God’s Word.

Have you ever heard that your body is full of leftovers from our supposed evolutionary past? This ridiculous claim has been debunked over and over but the myth hangs on, and news articles still publish lists of these supposed organs.

Sometimes our outer ear muscles are included since we can’t swivel them like some animals can. It’s assumed they’re leftover from our supposed evolutionary past. But evidence suggests they’re important for causing us to reflexively turn our eyes in the direction of a sudden sound.

Our bodies, though marred by the curse, aren’t full of leftovers because we didn’t evolve!

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