[American in Israel]

appendix can have a function now involving the immune system, but it's original function was the digestion of cellulose in ancestral organisms.

Now that is a statement I cannot pass up. Cellulose is a very bulky digestive system, it is why cows have 7 stomaches. It also is a very "prickly" dinner, all cellulose digestive systems have a very tough lining. An appendix is not only way to tiny to be of use, and does not have the required lining, but the throat of a human is not capable of withstanding the high acid content of constant regurgitation that is necessary in all ruminants, that, by the way is contrary to all ruminant digestive systems as the acid content would kill the cohabiting cellelouse eating bacteria.

To choose the appendix as a remnant of a cellulose digestive system takes a complete lack of understanding of not only the digestive system itself, but the physics of the teeth necessary to grind cellulose and the lining necessary to keep the appendix from being punctured by the food.

One thing for sure, stuff your appendix with chewed up bushes and you die. The one thing it could NOT be is a cellulose digestive system!

Unless of course, by faith that surpasses any Bible believer.

[From many - one.]

The word vestigial, or remnant is relevant here.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"To choose the appendix as a remnant of a cellulose digestive system takes a complete lack of understanding of not only the digestive system itself, but the physics of the teeth necessary to grind cellulose and the lining necessary to keep the appendix from being punctured by the food."

And yet it most definitely IS a vestigial of a cellulose digesting organ.

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/vestiges/appendix.html


"One thing for sure, stuff your appendix with chewed up bushes and you die. The one thing it could NOT be is a cellulose digestive system!"

That's the whole point, it can't do it anymore.

"Unless of course, by faith that surpasses any Bible believer."

Is there anything that surpasses the faith of a Biblical Literalist?