Yesterday, Dr. Brad Sargent dispelled atheists’ complaints about the design of a panda’s thumb. Today, he explains that atheists’ criticisms of the human eye are also incorrect. Famous atheist Richard Dawkins argues that if there was a God he would have done a better job of designing the human eye.
In response, Dr. Sargent, a designer of intricate medical devices, explains how marvelous the human eye really is. He says that the high density of rods and cones in the human eye requires an increased blood flow to the retina. This requirement means that the neural connections must face outward, toward the incoming light.
We now know that the human eye elegantly compensates for the inverted retina with special cells that channel light past the neurons and down to the rods and cones. Some researchers theorize that the inverted retina provides better blood flow to the rods and cones and allows for better processing of what we see.
Sargent says that both of these examples should serve as a warning to avoid being hasty in declaring a bad design simply because it wasn’t engineered the way we think it should have been. In regards to God’s designs in nature, Dr. Sargent says that we need to stop being critical and appreciate the marvelous designs that work so well. He says that we need to ask, “What was God’s purpose for the panda thumb and the human eye?” If they fulfill their purpose, then there should be no complaint. He says that applies even when his wondrously designed back hurts.
He finds that thinking about what God has planned for the future helps him put the supposed imperfections of this world in perspective, even that nagging pain in his back.
This is Carl Ramsey and that’s Another View of the News.
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