The Downside of Evolution

Smithsonian.com put up this article by Rob Dunn (from North Carolina) about the disadvantages we all face from having evolved.  I enjoyed Neil Shubin's Your Inner Fish and this list covers many things from his book.  It is important to show these interesting side effects to evolution.  Our bodies show the hallmarks of our past and disprove Intelligent Design "Theory".

I will summarize the list by giving the list, but I will let you go to the original article to find out more:

1. Cells (endosymbiont theory)
2. Hiccups
3. Backaches
4. Hernias
5. Choking
6. Naked Body
7. Goosebumps
8. Wisdom Teeth
9. Obesity

Honorable Mentions: Male Nipples, Blindspots in the Middle of the Eye, Muscles for Ear Wiggling, Tailbones

Evolution acts as a tinkerer remodels upon an existing structure.  New species do not appear out of nothing (de novo), but through the incremental changes of successive generations.