From the Steadily Shrinking Catalogue of "Functionless," "Vestigial" Organs: Now, the Tailbone

Recently I was invited to give a talk on the evidence for intelligent design to a course at a state university. One of the questions that came up in the Q&A was whether there is a function for the coccyx, commonly called the tailbone. I explained that the tailbone serves as an attachment point for various muscles and tendons. Afterwards, the professor noted that some individuals have had their tailbones surgically removed, implying that it may be superfluous.

Most Darwinian evolutionists view...