Useless Stages of Evolution

Useless Stages of Evolution

Many species that have evolved required multiple mutations to do something useful. Let us take our giraffe as an example. So, being the tallest mammal in the world is great for eating leaves. But how does a giraffe drink water? Water is, after all, in the opposite direction of leaves. As it turns out, the giraffe’s neck and mouth are specially designed to pull off this necessary feat.

Giraffes are able to pull off this feat by using their mouth, jaw, and esophagus to create a suction pump, filling their long esophagus full of water before lifting their head to pour the water down into their stomachs.

This marvel of engineering begs several questions. Random genetic changes wouldn’t have designed this pump system while also making the giraffe’s neck longer. So, was the pump invented before it was needed? If so, why was the trait past to other giraffe when it gave no evolutionary advantage?

These in-between steps plague Darwinism. Whenever you have multiple genetic changes necessary before any benefit is gained, the system makes no sense.

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