RE: I want to believe!

["Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID)" <BBuchbinder at niaid dot nih dot gov>]

At Friday, August 12, 2005 3:05 PM, Bill Hughes wrote:
> 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...   
> 
> --
> regards,
> Bill

Exactly.  This proves that the "Intelligent Designer" knew how to correctly
design an eye, but forgot to do it when designing vertebrates.  The designer
may be intelligent but not so smart, in my opinion.