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Dargo · 09-18-2002, 12:05 PM

How can anyone believe teeth to be the result of intelligent design. Despite today's dentistry, teeth can cause a lot of problems even for those who brush and floss regularly.

A lowly human being like myself can think of many ways they could have been improved. You could have some sort of natural mechanism to clean the teeth. The enamel could repair itself just like a cut on skin heals. For that matter, humans could regrow teeth that fall out like sharks do. Wisdom teeth almost always cause problems and should have been left out altogether. Why do teeth so frequently come in crooked? Why do the nerves in the mouth need to be so sensitive? The almighty needs to go back to the drawing board as far as teeth are concerned.

Any creationists care to explain this? Let me guess. Adam and Eve had perfect teeth and the problems the rest of the human race had are do to the fall. That's it! Brag about the perfection of god's creation and use sin to explain away those embarassing imperfections.

Evil Milkman · 09-18-2002, 02:45 PM

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Any creationists care to explain this? Let me guess. Adam and Eve had perfect teeth and the problems the rest of the human race had are do to the fall. That's it! Brag about the perfection of god's creation and use sin to explain away those embarassing imperfections.</strong>

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It's what they'll say. You know they will.

What's that? Was it "COPOUT!" that I just heard?

Coragyps · 09-18-2002, 05:42 PM

My favorite C vs E tooth story is one I've seen on this forum (and would really like a literature citation for): some baleen whales grow the beginnings of teeth as embryos/fetuses, but then give up on them as a Bad Idea for a life of straining krill, and grow baleen instead. I don't know if even Duane Gish can get that one to be because of the Fall.

Grumpy · 09-18-2002, 07:19 PM

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<strong>I don't know if even Duane Gish can get that one to be because of the Fall.</strong>

Sure he can! As everyone knows, all animals were vegetarians prior to the fall, even saber-tooth tigers. This proves that large teeth are compatible with a pre-Fall diet. Embryonic baleen whales reflect this early state of grace, but later degenerate into their shrimp-sucking forms. Why did God decide to re-engineer whales for a carnivorous lifestyle? It's so obvious: to keep Jonah from being scratched!

Atheist121 · 09-18-2002, 08:13 PM

Just when I thought I had seen it all...

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Unordinary designs (so called "imperfect" designs) are the expected result of a designer who is sending a message. They also form a unique style, which, like handwriting, allows us to identify that life had only one author.

So that explains all of these things, it's a message!

From: <a href="http://www1.minn.net/~science/contents.htm#intro" target="_blank">http://www1.minn.net/~science/contents.htm#intro</a>

Camaban · 09-18-2002, 10:02 PM

as for human teeth and a vegetarian diet, I don't think people like that take into account that our enamel is too thin, a vegetarian diet that isn't thoroughly washed of all dirt will wear our teeth away in no time.

Camaban · 09-18-2002, 10:04 PM

and on a painfully ironic note, my own teeth reminded me of how relatively fragile they are by having a bit of the enamel chip off one of my teeth when it came into contact with a particularly hard bit of muesli just then...

Rather painful, to be honest (guess who's going to get round to booking a dental appointment soon.)

09-18-2002, 12:05 PM	#1
Dargo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 713	Creationists, please explain how teeth are the result of intelligent design How can anyone believe teeth to be the result of intelligent design. Despite today's dentistry, teeth can cause a lot of problems even for those who brush and floss regularly. A lowly human being like myself can think of many ways they could have been improved. You could have some sort of natural mechanism to clean the teeth. The enamel could repair itself just like a cut on skin heals. For that matter, humans could regrow teeth that fall out like sharks do. Wisdom teeth almost always cause problems and should have been left out altogether. Why do teeth so frequently come in crooked? Why do the nerves in the mouth need to be so sensitive? The almighty needs to go back to the drawing board as far as teeth are concerned. Any creationists care to explain this? Let me guess. Adam and Eve had perfect teeth and the problems the rest of the human race had are do to the fall. That's it! Brag about the perfection of god's creation and use sin to explain away those embarassing imperfections.

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09-18-2002, 05:42 PM	#3
Coragyps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Snyder,Texas,USA Posts: 4,411	My favorite C vs E tooth story is one I've seen on this forum (and would really like a literature citation for): some baleen whales grow the beginnings of teeth as embryos/fetuses, but then give up on them as a Bad Idea for a life of straining krill, and grow baleen instead. I don't know if even Duane Gish can get that one to be because of the Fall.

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Camaban Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 473	as for human teeth and a vegetarian diet, I don't think people like that take into account that our enamel is too thin, a vegetarian diet that isn't thoroughly washed of all dirt will wear our teeth away in no time.

09-18-2002, 10:04 PM	#7
Camaban Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 473	and on a painfully ironic note, my own teeth reminded me of how relatively fragile they are by having a bit of the enamel chip off one of my teeth when it came into contact with a particularly hard bit of muesli just then... Rather painful, to be honest (guess who's going to get round to booking a dental appointment soon.)

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