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Re:Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice by throwawaysoxjje on Saturday August 08, 2026 @02:08AM (#49219284)
> The idea that living things, which are far more intricately organized at every level than any machine we have made, could have arisen by some unknown series of chance steps is a fairy tale.

Really? Because when you look at something like the human retina, the organization is embarrassing.

Especially since there are older, extant examples with better organization.

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Re:Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice by theodorejb on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @08:21AM (#49271258)
Design has tradeoffs, and when these are considered I doubt you'd want to trade your eyes for another organism's. The human eye is a marvel of engineering, and even today the best digital cameras we design can't capture even close to the dynamic range our eyes can see (12-15 stops vs. 20-24 stops simultaneously). After adjusting to the dark, the human eye can perceive a single photon striking the retina.
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