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Re: I want to believe!
- From: Bill Hughes <whughes at gmail dot com>
- To: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:04:44 +0100
- Subject: Re: I want to believe!
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On 8/11/05, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) <BBuchbinder@niaid.nih.gov> wrote:
..snip..
> (2) Organisms are not all that well designed. One example. Having the
> optic nerve traversing the retina to attach from "above" results (a) in a
> blind spot in the retina where the nerve goes through, (b) in the nerves
> shading the retina leading to slightly lower sensitivity, and (c) the
> ability of the retina to detach from the eyeball, leading to blinds.(sic)
Except Ocotpoi and other cephalopods, - they have a properly
'designed' (ahem!) retina which is the right way round - the optic
nerve comes from behind the retina and so no blind spot.
When I read some of the rubbish on evolution vs Idiotic Debate I wish
people would learn to use their Noodles...
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regards,
Bill