Friday, December 09, 2005

Incompetent Design

Don Wise, professor emeritus of geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has come up with a new meaning for the acronym ID. He points out all the flaws in the design of humans and thinks "Incompetent Design" is a better description. E.g., our pelvis points forward (like other apes) and the only reason we stand erect is because of a sharp bend in our spines; there are too many teeth to fit in our mouth; the drainage system in our face is crazy; we have an appendix that does nothing, etc. His point being, no engineering student would intentionally design us as we are Here's an interview with him.

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