Okay, seriously...
How did a conversation about wisdom teeth, in which I said, "I wonder what role they used to play, because it seems to me in our current evolutionary state..." (I was going to continue with "...we no longer need them", but was cut off) suddenly turn into an immediate religious affront?
First words out of this person's mouth; "I don't believe in evolution. I believe in Adam and Eve". Okay, so are we really going to pretend that, however humanity may have started, assuming Adam and Eve were ever real, that we are exactly the way they were back then?
Too many things have changed between then and now for that to be possible; our diet, the way we prepare our food, the environment we live in--believe in Adam and Eve all you like; I've said it before, and I'll say it again--I'm not adverse to people having their own beliefs.
It just baffles me when they go into defensive mode just from me mentioning that I think wisdom teeth once served a purpose, and now no longer do. I mean, I think it's safe to assume our jaws must be getting smaller, because more and more people are complaining about how their wisdom teeth either can't come in because of how crowded it is in their mouths already, or because they come in the wrong way, entirely.
So if our jaws are getting smaller, then it's also safe to assume it has something to do with evolution.
Ffs, me saying we evolve in no way indicates that we weren't created by someone or something in the first place--it just means that if I believe something created us, I believe they did it in a manner that allowed us to be self-sustaining, that allowed us to adapt to the changes in our environments. But sure, go on the defensive, act as if what little I said was somehow personal... :/ Oh, and then invite me for coffee sometime next week. I'm sure we'll have so much to talk about, then... -_- Nothing like walking on eggshells in what should be a casual conversation.
