True science follows the evidence wherever it leads (The design of the eye)

While it is true that the image that gets to your brain is inverted (and the brain has to compensate) the point is that the light sensitive cells are behind other cell layers. Light is absorbed on its way to the light sensitive cells.There could be two reasons for this:Incompetent design, ora gradual meandering increase of functionality over time leaving at least one sub optimal funtion present because it works 'good enough'.Like Crash said, take a look at the eye's evolutionary progress. If you take an a priori creator out of the picture evolution does a dany job of building things that are 'good enough'. Edited by Larni, : No reason given.Edited by Larni, : No reason given.

What a great way of conceding defeat.I must remember to use that the next time I take the position that is too taxing to defend.Thanks for the tip, mate.