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If God made everything for a reason, why do we have eyebrows?


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In general those are difficult questions, because some things may have made for a reason, but retained after the reason was gone. But for eyebrows, I can think of two reasons that are still valid. First, along with eyelashes, they keep dirt from falling into the eyes. Second, they participate in facial expressions which are major forms of communication between people. This can be essential for life.

--ProfBill


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