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Richard Dawkins The Greatest Show On Earth
In his book The Greatest Show on Earth Dawkins asserts that the retina, the light sensitive layer in the back of the eye, is “back to front”. He then goes on to explain: “… suppose I tell you that the eye’s photocells are pointing backwards, away from the scene being looked at. The “wires” connecting the photocells to the brain run all over the surface of the retina, so the light has to pass through a carpet of massed wires before they hit the photocells.” He goes on to conclude. “Once again, send it back, is not just bad design, it’s the design of a complete idiot.”
Richard Dawkins, (2009) The Greatest Show on Earth, Bantam Press, pp353-354. http://askjohnmackay.com/dawkins-can-you-show-me-one-error-made-by-richard-dawkins/ What minute:
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