Originally posted by DoctorScribblesYou need to specify what form of creationism. Not all forms of creationism are incompatible with evolution. Thus, the fact that men have nipples need not be a paradox to all creationists.
Explain the seemingly paradoxical fact that men have nipples. Base your analysis on the principles of either evolution or creationism.
Originally posted by PawnokeyholeI don't think so.
Does it have to be a paradox for *any* creationist?
For instance, if I were a six-day creationist, I could argue that men have nipples for enhancing sexual pleasure. Or maybe it serves some protective purpose. Or maybe it's there for aesthetic reasons. Or maybe it's there for some reason that God only knows.
Originally posted by lucifershammerSo, even if one's favoured brand of creationism *is* incompatible with evolution, male nipples still need not pose a paradox, as long as one makes a few auxiliary arbitrary assumptions about God's intent.
I don't think so.
For instance, if I were a six-day creationist, I could argue that men have nipples for enhancing sexual pleasure. Or maybe it serves some protective purpose. Or maybe it's there for aesthetic reasons. Or maybe it's there for some reason that God only knows.
So what is Dr. Scribbles referring to when he refers, with pleonastic emphasis, to the "seeming paradox" posed by male nipples? Do male nipples pose any paradox at all? Are they necessarily nonsensical knobs?
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesWhy? What would be the evolutionist's claim?
Appearing to entail a logically inconsistent state of affairs.
Did males evolve (devolve) from females? Did ancestral males suckle the young? Ludicrous.
According to the TEO, male/female differentiation happened (evolved) much earlier than when mammals evolved from reptiles. There were already males and females long before females evolved breast-feeding.
This would also not be logically inconsistent with (non-evolution) creation theory. Even if creationists couldn't offer any reasons (thanks to LH, this is not the case), it proves nothing more than that a creationist doesn’t possess all knowledge of the Creator’s intentions, which has never been a claim of creation theory.