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I don't know about a prediction for testicles swinging in the breeze instead of being safely confined within, but I just encountered something from this link in another thread. It's a fascinating article about the evolutionary baggage we carry in the form of all the ad hoc improvisations and imperfect solutions piled on top of each other. I was most interested in the explanation for hiccups, but it touches on our gonad layout as well, in particular a problem caused by the route the sperm has to travel before getting back to the penis. The short version is that, no, it appears that the layout doesn't shorten the route the sperm has to travel at all.
| Quote | | The disadvantage is that the plumbing that carries sperm to the penis is circuitous. Sperm travel from the testes in the scrotum through the sperm cord. The cord leaves the scrotum, travels up toward the waist, loops over the pelvis, then goes through the pelvis to travel through the penis and out. Along this complex path, the sperm gain seminal fluids from a number of glands that connect to the tube. |
Now, Vmartin, what explanation does your mystical poles theory have for this setup? Does your version of the invisible designer favor overly elaborate plumbing? It turns out that the Darwinismus has an explanation.
| Quote | | The reason for this absurd route lies in our developmental and evolutionary history. Our gonads begin their development in much the same place as a shark’s: up near our livers. As they grow and develop, our gonads descend. In females the ovaries descend from the midsection to lie near the uterus and fallopian tubes. This ensures that the egg does not have far to travel to be fertilized. In males the descent goes farther. |
Now then, since by your understanding of things we didn't evolve from creatures that kept their gonads by their livers, what is the reason for this overly elaborate journey? Are our testicles simply created with a sense of wanderlust? Do they get tired of the liver, perhaps they pack their bags and decide to head South to see the world? Yes, we all know that they need cooler climes, but if they were designed that way why not just start them off down there, why the epic journey?
Perhaps you can also explain the reason that this arrangement makes men vulnerable to developing hernias. I assume that's also an intentional part of the design, since this wasn't all a crude improvisation, right? So what is the function of hernias? Perhaps alongside your mystical pole theory you could develop a mystical hole theory?
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