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[–] foggianism 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Look up the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I did, for the lazy

Your point ? I didn't go deep, but nothing jumps out at me.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Evidence of evolution

The extreme detour of the recurrent laryngeal nerves, about 4.6 metres (15 ft) in the case of giraffes,[32]: 74–75  is cited as evidence of evolution, as opposed to intelligent design. The nerve's route would have been direct in the fish-like ancestors of modern tetrapods, traveling from the brain, past the heart, to the gills (as it does in modern fish). Over the course of evolution, as the neck extended and the heart became lower in the body, the laryngeal nerve remained in its original course."

I think this is what he was getting at

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So it loops around the aorta. That’s weird, but is it a problem?

[–] foggianism 6 points 1 month ago

It's a perfect example of non-intelligent design and evidence of evolution.

[–] nialv7 2 points 1 month ago

high ping to your larynx, basically