I should like to have a word with the intelligent designer if I may.
Specifically, I wish to lodge a complaint with regards to the mammalian birth canal. In the case of most mammals, it seems to work well enough to ensure survival of the species. However, the difficulty lies with the size of the human cranium at birth. A professor Glenn-Peter Sætre at the University of Oslo has this to say about the human birth canal:
[quote]The main problem is that the birth canal passes through the pelvis, where space is limited. However, evolution has also equipped humans with big brains - which creates the need for a big skull. The skull simply cannot pass through the pelvis if it is too big, and evolution has solved this problem by allowing humans to give birth to children at a much more premature stage than in related species like the chimpanzee and the gorilla.[/quote]
Why [i]would[/i] an allegedly flawless designer create such a flawed system?
[quote]The main problem is that the birth canal passes through the pelvis, where space is limited. However, evolution has also equipped humans with big brains - which creates the need for a big skull. The skull simply cannot pass through the pelvis if it is too big, and evolution has solved this problem by allowing humans to give birth to children at a much more premature stage than in related species like the chimpanzee and the gorilla.[/quote]
Why [i]would[/i] an allegedly flawless designer create such a flawed system?
