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Once Upon a Time
There Was Darwinism

that horses are an evolved species. Ironically, one of
the gravest errors in scientific history is displayed in
buildings intended to acquaint people with real science and

raise their appreciation of its accuracy. What visitors see there is
just a Darwinist myth that was discredited decades ago.

Claims of Vestigiality in a Horse's Legs and the Facts

Evolutionists aver that the number of horse's toes decreased
over time, basing this claim on splint bones found in modern-day

horses' forelegs. In the so-called process of evolution, they say,
horses' three toes receded to form the splint bones. However, splint
bones are not the useless vestiges that evolutionists claim them to be.
They strengthen the leg for running and are known to play a role in
reducing the stress caused by galloping. They provide attachment
points for various muscles. Also, they form a protective groove hous-
ing the suspensory ligament, a vital elastic brace that supports the

animal's weight as it moves. 138
A horse's leg is evidence of Creation. Pierre-Paul Grassé ex-
plains the characteristics of a horse's hoof in technical language, then
goes on to show that this continuity could not have been brought
about by any random process. The excellence of the structure in the
leg joints, its pressure-absorbing cushions, its lubricating liquid to
facilitate movement, its ligaments and structure are all amazing:
Such a hoof, which is fitted to the limb like a die protecting the
third phalanx, can without rubber or springs buffer impacts
which sometimes exceed one ton. It could not have formed
by mere chance: a close examination of the structure

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