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Are you saying it is more likely that this is a case of independent birth defects that resulted in two additional dorsal fins coincidentally growing in exactly the places we would expect to find hind limb buds growing into flippers?

Are you saying that it is more likely that the dolphin is a case of independent birth defects that resulted in two additional dorsal fins coincidentally growing in exactly the places we would expect to find hind limb buds growing into flippers?

Right, so the dolphin has a birth defect that causes another dorsal fin to grow on a different part of its body.Coincidentally, that dorsal fin grew in exactly the place we would expect a bud to grow into a rear flipper.And this happened twice, once on each side.You find that to be more likely than the buds just failing to be reabsorbed and then growing into flippers like they naturally would?

Shouldn't we expect more sexual dimorphism in these bones if they evolved to control the penis?Why would a female have them like this?

No, that's a cop-out. I don't believe that Santa Clause magically poofed whales into existence ex nihilo, but I could answer questions about what kind of ramifications I would expect from that. Sure, but if penis control is the "purpose" of these bones existing in whales, then it really don't make sense for the females to have them. That's a non-answer that could be a response to any question.Why is the sky blue? Because the designer knew that the sky would need to be blue.

What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Depends on what you're talking about. It wouldn't make sense for a designer that wasn't a complete idiot to make it that way.

Stop being an idiot, ya dingus.

Have him redo it with the "leg" coming out perpendicular to the deckboards rather than parallel to them. That would be more accurate and I'm curious how much that changes the length.