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HARUN YAHYA

nother outdated evolutionist claim appeared in
the documentary The Human Body by the BBC
which introduces the systems in the human
body. As it described the changes brought about
A in young people by puberty and hormones, oil
glands in the skin were described as the source of pimples. Yet, it
was also suggested that oil glands are functionless pieces of tissue
serving no purpose, and that they are a legacy from man's so-called
ape-like ancestors. This claim, devoid of any scientific foundation,
is dealt with below.

The Functionless Tissue Claim Is Not Scientific

This claim aired on BBC is nothing more than a new example of
the idea of "vestigial organs" put forward by evolutionists a hun-
dred years ago. According to this hoary old claim, there are various
organs in the bodies of living things which are a legacy from their
ancestors, but which have gradually grown redundant from lack of
use. However, it eventually emerged that this claim was based on a
lack of scientific knowledge, and that "vestigial organs" were actu-
ally "organs whose functions had not been identified yet." One of
the best indications of this was the way the list of these "vestigial or-
gans" increasingly shrank. The list of "vestigial human organs"
drawn up by the German anatomist R. Wiedersheim in 1895 in-
cluded some 100 organs, including the appendix and the coccyx. As
science advanced, however, it was realized that all the organs on the
list did actually serve important functions. (see http://www.harun-
yahya.com/refuted11.php)
In short, the scenario of redundant organs put forward by evo-
lutionists was scientifically wrong. There is no organ in the bodies
of human beings or other living things which is redundant or func-
tionless, and a legacy from so-called ancestors.

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