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To: Yaelle

“Wisdom teeth are leaving us...”

I only had two as well (so does my son). The dentist did say that is was part of evolution. In the olden days, many people lost their teeth due to childbirth, poor diets, lack of good dental care and the wisdom teeth were needed to “replace” the back teeth that were lost. I am not sure if that is correct or not but it was a lot easier to have two removed than four.


46 posted on 10/05/2011 5:50:34 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: momtothree

Anoreth is shorter than I am, but Elen is taller *and* has bigger feet.

When Tom claimed he could breathe underwater, Bill and Anoreth asked if that meant he was evolving, but after cogitation, we concluded that he’s a space alien.


48 posted on 10/05/2011 5:56:06 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Skip the election and let Thomas Sowell choose the next President.)
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To: momtothree

According to evolutionary theory, there would have to be a survival value involved in the absence of wisdom teeth in order for their presence to be diminished in subsequent generations.

I don’t think anyone can really justify that NOT having wisdom teeth during the period of time required for several generations to live and reproduce was a survival issue,
or, conversely, that having wisdom teeth caused people to die before they could reproduce.


51 posted on 10/05/2011 6:00:07 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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