Writing a kids book and need a good resource on this question. Any suggestions...?
(Published in Faith and Philosophy 2011. Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2011. Stephen Law. Pages 129-151) EVIDENCE, MIRACLES AND THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS Stephen Law Abstract The vast majority of Biblical historians believe there is evidence sufficient to place Jesus’ existence beyond reasonable doubt. Many believe the New Testament documents alone suffice firmly to establish Jesus as an actual, historical figure. I question these views. In particular, I argue (i) that the three most popular criteria by which various non-miraculous New Testament claims made about Jesus are supposedly corroborated are not sufficient, either singly or jointly, to place his existence beyond reasonable doubt, and (ii) that a prima facie plausible principle concerning how evidence should be assessed – a principle I call the contamination principle – entails that, given the large proportion of uncorroborated miracle claims made about Jesus in the New Testament documents, we should, in the absence of indepen
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Rgrds Michael Fisher
http://www.qpowerpoint.com/Why-Cant-We-Grow-New-Arms--PPT.html
http://www.qpowerpoint.com/Why-Cant-We-Grow-New-Arms--PPT.html
As for toenails, like hair, they don't stop growing unless they fall out. Same as rodents' teeth, including beavers. If they don't wear them down by chewing timber they'd grow into their lower jaw.
So toenails are a completely different process to regeneration, which requires different types of cells: skin, bone, cartilege, blood vessels; to generate.
Regards, Paul.
Fundamentally, their answer is that evolution won't maintain capacities whose average benefit is low. However, their argument is quite shrewd, and nuanced.
If you can't obtain the relevant section easily, I can send you a summary of their arguments, if you'd find it helpful. However, getting hold their (wonderful) book would be better, I think.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/309/5731/84.full