Editing Argument from poor design (section)

====Fatal flaws====
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[[File:Ectopic.png|250px|thumb|right|[[Regnier de Graaf|Artist's]] representation of an [[ectopic pregnancy]]. Critics cite such common biological occurrences as contradictory to the '[[watchmaker analogy]]'.]]
American scientist [[Nathan H. Lents]] published his book on poor design in the human body and genome in 2018 titled ''Human Errors''. The book ignited a firestorm of criticism from the creationist community<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creation: Review of Human Errors by Nathan H Lents |url=https://creation.com/review-human-errors-nathan-lents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evolution News: articles about Human Errors |url=https://evolutionnews.org/?s=%22human+errors%22}}</ref> but was well received by the scientific community and received unanimously favorable reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Errors: The Human Evolution Blog |date=16 October 2017 |url=https://thehumanevolutionblog.com/book-human-errors/}}</ref> in the dozens of non-creationist media outlets that covered it.

Several defects in human anatomy can result in death, especially without modern medical care:
* In the human female, a [[zygote|fertilized egg]] can implant into the [[fallopian tube]], [[cervix]] or [[ovary]] rather than the [[uterus]] causing an [[ectopic pregnancy]]. The existence of a cavity between the ovary and the fallopian tube could indicate a flawed design in the female reproductive system. Prior to modern surgery, ectopic pregnancy invariably caused the deaths of both mother and baby. Even in modern times, in almost all cases the pregnancy must be aborted to save the life of the mother.
* In the human female, the [[vagina|birth canal]] passes through the [[human pelvis|pelvis]]. The prenatal skull will deform to a surprising extent. However, if the baby's head is significantly larger than the pelvic opening, the baby cannot be born naturally. Prior to the development of modern surgery ([[caesarean section]]), such a complication would lead to the death of the mother, the baby, or both. Other birthing complications such as [[breech birth]] are worsened by this position of the birth canal.
* In the human male, [[testes]] develop initially within the [[abdomen]]. Later during gestation, they migrate through the abdominal wall into the [[scrotum]]. This causes two weak points in the abdominal wall where [[hernia]]s can later form. Prior to modern surgical techniques, complications from hernias, such as intestinal blockage and [[gangrene]], usually resulted in death.<ref name="Jury">{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Colby |author2=Loren Petrich |year=1993 |url=http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/jury-rigged.html |title=Evidence for Jury-Rigged Design in Nature |publisher=[[Talk.Origins]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811235247/http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/jury-rigged.html |archive-date=2011-08-11 }}</ref>
* The existence of the [[pharynx]], a passage used for both [[ingestion]] and [[respiration (physiology)|respiration]], with the consequent drastic increase in the risk of [[choking]]. 
* The breathing reflex is stimulated not directly by the absence of [[oxygen]] but indirectly by the presence of [[carbon dioxide]]. This means that high concentrations of inert gases, such as [[nitrogen]] and [[helium]], can cause suffocation without any biological warning. Furthermore, at high altitudes, oxygen deprivation can occur in unadapted individuals who do not consciously increase their breathing rate.
* The human [[Appendix (anatomy)|appendix]] is a [[vestigial organ]] thought to serve no purpose. [[Appendicitis]], an infection of this organ, is a certain death without medical intervention. "During the past few years, however, several studies have suggested its immunological importance for the development and preservation of the intestinal immune system."<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kooij|first1=I. A.|last2=Sahami|first2=S.|last3=Meijer|first3=S. L.|last4=Buskens|first4=C. J.|last5=Te Velde|first5=A. A.|date=October 2016|title=The immunology of the vermiform appendix: a review of the literature|journal=Clinical and Experimental Immunology|volume=186|issue=1|pages=1–9|doi=10.1111/cei.12821|issn=1365-2249|pmc=5011360|pmid=27271818}}</ref>
* [[Tinnitus]], a phantom auditory sensation, is a maladaptation resulting from hearing loss most often caused by exposure to loud noise.<ref name="shore">{{cite journal |last=Shore |first=Susan |title=Maladaptive plasticity in tinnitus-triggers, mechanisms and treatment|journal=Nature Reviews. Neurology |date=2016 |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=150–160 |doi=10.1038/nrneurol.2016.12 |pmid=26868680 |pmc=4895692 }}</ref> Tinnitus serves no practical purpose, reduces quality of life, may cause depression, and when severe can lead to suicide.<ref name="cheng">{{cite journal |last=Cheng |first=YF|title=Tinnitus and risk of attempted suicide: A one year follow-up study|journal=Journal of Affective Disorders |date=2023 |volume=322 |pages=141–145 |doi=10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.009 |pmid=36372122 |s2cid=253472609 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032722012563|url-access=subscription }}</ref>