Letter to God

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1341

BMJ 2006;332:1341 (3 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1341

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Letter to God

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Dear God,

As You undoubtedly know, there is a little argument down hereabout intelligent design and evolution. If You really did createus in a day, and if You ever find humans worth another try,there are a few anatomical modifications that we hope You mightconsider the next time around.

As it happens, Lord, some of the organs You included in themix have not turned out so well. Tonsils and appendixes don'tseem to be especially useful apart from keeping surgeons occupied,or as clues to infection with "mad cow disease." And sinuses.Even if they do lighten the head, all they ever do is get infected.Couldn't we just have stronger neck muscles?

Our perversity in wanting to walk upright, when it is clearthat this was not Your intention, has led to some real problemswith our spines and leg joints. Would it be . . . [Full text of this article]

Paul Brown, consultant in prion diseases

Bethesda, Maryland, United States paulwbrown@comcast.net

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