Suboptimal Design

Vestigial features and atavistic traits are all evidence of our past.  They are glimpses into a species distant past. We have nature and evolution by natural selection to thank for it. But nature’s not perfect.  It makes mistakes.

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Works Cited

Darwin, Charles. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882: With Original Omissions Restored. 1958.

FORA.tv. “Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism.” YouTube, 31 Oct. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjxZ6MrBl9E.

Paley, William. Natural Theology. OUP Oxford, 2006.

pareidolian. “Paley’s Refuted Teleological Argument.” YouTube, 26 July 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QHbrkrQM.

Religion, Atheism, Science. “Evidence for Evolution: ‘Bad Design’ (Richard Dawkins).” YouTube, 14 May 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN74qV7SsjY.

SnowfallStudios. “MacGyver Theme Song.” YouTube, 13 June 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKTNWI0eYJ4.

TubeCactus. “Nonsense Needs to Be Fought / Stephen J Gould.” YouTube, 4 Apr. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO1H20ezoKM.

Music in this Episode

Epiphany by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com

Floating by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com

Chimera by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com

Curious Process by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com

Tentative Cloud by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology news

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