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Old 11-28-2015, 10:59 PM
 
Location: In a little house on the prairie - literally
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Let's face it, if you're the male cohort of the human species, you're well aware that the only organ that is external to the human body, are your testicles. All your other sensitive and vulnerable organs are well inside your body cavity protected.

The question becomes why? Well the scientific answer is that the human testicles have to be cooler the normal body temperature otherwise sperm will not be produced. Now the strange part about that is, that many mammals have internal testicles including rhinoceroses, all marine mammals, and elephants. Even more interesting is, that birds have internal testicles, and their body temperature is higher than humans.

If there was an intelligent designer out there, why would that designer make humans handicapped, yet be able to make rhinoceros testicles that can be internal?
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:11 PM
 
Location: Northeastern US
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God knows best.

He wants us humble, in pain, and vulnerable as much as possible.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:23 PM
 
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Let's face it, if you're the male cohort of the human species, you're well aware that the only organ that is external to the human body, are your testicles. All your other sensitive and vulnerable organs are well inside your body cavity protected.

The question becomes why? Well the scientific answer is that the human testicles have to be cooler the normal body temperature otherwise sperm will not be produced. Now the strange part about that is, that many mammals have internal testicles including rhinoceroses, all marine mammals, and elephants. Even more interesting is, that birds have internal testicles, and their body temperature is higher than humans.

If there was an intelligent designer out there, why would that designer make humans handicapped, yet be able to make rhinoceros testicles that can be internal?
Does that also defy human evolution?

Why didn't the ape over million of years learned how to evolve it's body in such a way that it's testicle starts growing inside it's body? Isn't this survival of the toughest, after all?
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:25 PM
 
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Does that also defy human evolution?

Why didn't the ape over million of years learned how to evolve it's body in such a way that it's testicle starts growing inside it's body? Isn't this survival of the toughest, after all?
Evolution selects for survival, not for enjoyment. It's a blunt instrument that doesn't advertise itself as a fount of knowledge, joy, peace, tranquility, morality and hope. So when it ends up being a survival mechanism and nothing more, there's no false advertising involved at all.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:31 PM
 
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Evolution selects for survival, not for enjoyment. It's a blunt instrument that doesn't advertise itself as a fount of knowledge, joy, peace, tranquility, morality and hope. So when it ends up being a survival mechanism and nothing more, there's no false advertising involved at all.
So from fish, the testicle grew out when the fish turned into ape, but then the testicles didn't grow out when the fish turned into Rhino, elephant and birds?
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:33 PM
 
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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There must be a simple reason, after all, it works. I can understand marine mammals favoring internal testis otherwise they would get nibbled off! I had heard that theory about keeping them cooler but that fell away with the advent of clothing which made no difference to our fertility. Curious.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:35 PM
 
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There must be a simple reason, after all, it works. I can understand marine mammals favoring internal testis otherwise they would get nibbled off! I had heard that theory about keeping them cooler but that fell away with the advent of clothing which made no difference to our fertility. Curious.
Imagine birds trying to land on the edge of their nest with two large hanging testicles.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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So from fish, the testicle grew out when the fish turned into ape, but then the testicles didn't grow out when the fish turned into Rhino, elephant and birds?
Birds we can understand since they evolved from dinosaurs which were reptilian and reptiles have internal testis. They also have only one opening, like fish and amphibians.

Rhino and elephants? Curious. Elephants are thought by some to have had a semi-aquatic stage in evolution just like hippo of today.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:43 PM
 
Location: Avignon, France
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I am a girl and even I know why they're on the outside.... So they're easy to scratch when you guys are trying to figure something out.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:45 PM
 
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So from fish, the testicle grew out when the fish turned into ape, but then the testicles didn't grow out when the fish turned into Rhino, elephant and birds?
If you are interested in what is known or non known about the evolution of primate testicles, you should Google it. I didn't address the issue and don't claim to know anything about it other than that I am here and have a pair.

Do you have anything on offer other than various arguments from incredulity, such as actual citations, facts, or rational arguments?
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