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in the case of evolution, vestigiality explains only the loss of function and not its origination
This is not a scientific argument, but a [[theology|theological]] argument.<ref>Doyle, 2008</ref>
This is not a scientific argument, but a [[theology|theological]] argument.<ref>Doyle, 2008</ref>
Also, the list of supposedly vestigial organs in humans has gone from 180 in 1890 to none in 1999<ref name="JB2000" />, as functions have been found for such organs.
Also, the list of supposedly vestigial organs in humans has gone from 180 in 1890 to none in 1999<ref name="JB2000" />, as functions have been found for such organs.
*"Vestigial structures are entirely consistent with [[intelligent design]], suggesting structures that were initially designed but then lost their function through accident or disuse. Nevertheless, vestigial structures also provide evidence for a limited form of evolution. From both a design-theoretic and an evolutionary perspective, a vestigial structure is one that started out functional but then lost its function. Yet, in the case of [[evolution]], vestigiality explains only the loss of function and not its origination. Vestigiality at best documents a degenerative form of evolution in which preexisting functional structures change and lose their function." -- ''[[The Design of Life]]''
== Functional "vestigial" organs ==
== Functional "vestigial" organs ==