Posted by Carlos Javier on January 01, 1997 at 00:55:07:
In Reply to: Re: vestigial organs and instincts posted by Stephen Charchuk on December 31, 1996 at 15:14:41:
: : I think I remember reading that somewhere - thanks. Funny though, I would have sworn wisdom teeth had the purpose of giving us unbelievable pain and then draining our bank accounts. This would be possible evidence for a Dentist-God hypothesis.
: I know what you mean, I had all 8 pulled at $100 per tooth. I'm happy that I live in Canada and MSI paid for it!
: Another vestial part is our tail stump. You know, the one which we hurt everytime we sit down to hard. (g)
Stephen,
I think that our tail stump hasn't yet fully faded because our ancestors, ape and human, tended to either squat or lie down. Chairs are a very new invention. Modern hunter-gatherers squat, rather than sit.
All 8 wisdom teeth? I only have 4. I only had the right 2 pulled, and that was enough to relieve the pressure on each entire jaw.