The Appendix and Darwinian Evolution
By Eusebio Tanicala
The Medical Reassessment
In recent months, we have cited research from major university medical schools regarding the human appendix’s vital role in maintaining and strengthening our immune system. These studies have identified the organ as a "factory of good flora," contradicting the long-held belief that it is merely evolutionary baggage.
We have called upon atheistic and Darwinian evolutionists to offer public apologies for the decades spent teaching that the human appendix is a vestigial organ—a useless remnant destined to be discarded by the body. To date, however, I have not read of any such apology regarding these erroneous claims.
The Challenge to the Critics
When I previously wrote that these medical findings favor Creationism over atheistic evolution, a professor—who identified himself as a Christian and a proponent of scientific evolution—sharply criticized my position.
In response, I present the following challenges to this professor, or anyone holding a similar view. I ask that they scientifically demonstrate:
That the human appendix is, in fact, a useless vestigial organ.
That the organ is in the process of being discarded by human physiology.
That the appendix is an evolutionary remnant from lower species, given that Homo sapiens sit at the apex of the evolutionary tree.
That there is any medical research proving a diminution or disappearance of the human appendix since the era of ancient Egyptian and Greek medical practitioners.
"After Their Own Kind"
The Bible speaks of plants and animals reproducing "after their own kind." This allows for variation and adaptation—a form of evolution—within a certain degree, specifically within a family or "kind."
Consider the analogy of the telephone. There has been a clear evolution from Thomas Edison’s original device to the Nokia cellphones of today. However, this change remains strictly within the "family" of the telephone. The area of contention lies in the concept of evolution transcending and crossing the vast chasms between biological orders and phyla.
Observations on Primates
I recently asked a veterinary doctor if she had observed, or read literature regarding, the presence of an appendix in primates such as monkeys, chimpanzees, or orangutans. She admitted she was unaware of the appendix existing in these lower families of animals.
Conclusion
If the critics cannot meet the challenges outlined above, I maintain my claim: the identification of the human appendix as a "factory of good flora" supports the case for Creationism and fundamentally undermines the assertions of Darwinian evolution.