Biomechanical Characteristics of Hand Coordination in Grasping Activities of Daily Living

Ming-Jin Liu; Cai-Hua Xiong; Le Xiong; Xiao-Lin Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146193

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Biomechanical Characteristics of Hand Coordination in Grasping Activities of Daily Living

Ming-Jin Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Rehabilitation and Medical Robotics, State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Cai-Hua Xiong ,

* E-mail: chxiong@hust.edu.cn

Affiliation Institute of Rehabilitation and Medical Robotics, State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Le Xiong,

Affiliation Foisie School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609–2280, United States of America
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Xiao-Lin Huang

Affiliation Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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Biomechanical Characteristics of Hand Coordination in Grasping Activities of Daily Living

Ming-Jin Liu,
Cai-Hua Xiong,
Le Xiong,
Xiao-Lin Huang

Published: January 5, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146193

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Proper design by the Creator?

Posted by LeonidSchneider on 02 Mar 2016 at 11:25 GMT

I disagree with the authors that the hand was the product of "proper design by the Creator to perform a multitude of daily tasks in a comfortable way". Even if I should not be able to convince the authors, editors and peer reviewers of this study of the non-existence of a divine intelligent Creator, please consider:
Humans occasionally use their hand as a tool of masturbation, one of "a multitude of daily tasks" performed "in a comfortable way". Masturbation is a sinful activity according to most religions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and apparently even Buddhism: https://en.wikipedia.org/...
Thus, the hand cannot have been designed by a divine Creator, but in fact possibly by the Devil himself, to lead the humanity (and other apes) into temptation.

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Proper design by the Creator?

Posted by LeonidSchneider on 02 Mar 2016 at 11:25 GMT