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Re:Human Eyes Are Wired Backwards by cbd1984 on Sunday May 10, 2015 @05:17AM (#9519391)
Which isn't how this works, philosophically speaking.

The best argument for evolution isn't a listing of how badly-designed we are, it's a simple observation that the one simple principle of natural selection through modified descent suffices to explain us. We don't need any other hypothesis. Therefore, the principle of parsimony kicks in and other, more complicated, hypotheses are ruled out. Not absolutely, but fairly strongly, at least until we find things that our current hypothesis cannot explain, which hasn't happened yet.

Re:Human Eyes Are Wired Backwards by alphapapa on Sunday May 10, 2015 @02:41PM (#9520870)
The idea that, since a certain explanation appears to suffice, it must therefore be the truth, is an obvious fallacy.

Besides that, there are many people who disagree that it suffices to explain us.

Re:Human Eyes Are Wired Backwards by zzalpha on Sunday May 10, 2015 @09:48PM (#9522265)
Well, the GP was really just obliquely calling back to Occam's Razor. Evolution is a very simple process that explains biological complexity, compared to creationism, which requires a sentient creator to have invented the universe wholesale.

Of course, Occam's razor should be treated as a guide... it's no proof.

Re:Human Eyes Are Wired Backwards by cbd1984 on Sunday May 10, 2015 @08:36PM (#9522069)
Truth? No. Just a best guess based on evidence. And the people who disagree are free to provide more evidence in favor of their contention.
Re:Human Eyes Are Wired Backwards by StuffMaster on Sunday May 10, 2015 @12:23PM (#9520360)
That is a most excellent explanation.