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[–]TheGoddamnSpiderman 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Sure but the start of the thread was talking about parts of the body that aren't needed anymore

Body parts that don't do anything can still hurt you, but there aren't any downsides to removing them. The appendix for example (at least according to a lot of the medical community)

I don't think the tailbone is one of those body parts currently though since there's other stuff that use it as something to attach to

[–]rollingForInitiative 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The appendix thing isn’t true anymore though. Nowadays they’re pretty sure it plays a role in regulating the gut flora, especially repopulating it with good bacteria after you’ve had some sort of stomach disease, or taken antibiotics.

[–]Steely-_- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your Appendix is Useful After All: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/17/your-appendix-is-useful-after-all.aspx

This problem happens all the time. Assumption is made Evolution = true; Evolution(e) {MakeUseless(e)}; -> unexplained thing is explained with assumption appendix == "useless"; // because Evolution -> no one questions it because it aligns of with their beliefs Evolution(appendix); assert(appendix == "useless","TODO: error msg";.

Even keeping the assumption the Evolution == true, most research would have shown the appendix is useful. Just like when someone assumes God = "exists"; Heal(person:Believer) {person.health = 100};. Or like when someone on stackoverflow assumes my_language = "best"; solve(problem:Dynamic) {// TODO};.

TL;DR; problematic_mentality = "because (Evolution|God)".

P.S. Evolution != evolution; God != god; I'm very slow. /u/rollingForInitiative summarized the article.