Answers with Ken Ham

Do We Have a Leftover Tail?


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This is Ken Ham, inviting you to visit the world-class Creation Museum in Kentucky.

Have you ever heard that unborn babies have a “tail” early in development? Well, this “tail” isn’t a tail—it develops into the “tailbone” or “coccyx.” The coccyx is often considered a leftover from when we supposedly had tails but here’s an experiment—fall down on your tailbone. You won’t think it’s useless when you can’t sit, stand, or lie down without pain.

You see, the muscles of the pelvis attach to the coccyx, forming a sling to keep our pelvic organs in place. Without this bone, we couldn’t have an upright lifestyle.

We’ve been amazingly designed by a Creator.

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