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The Deception of Evolution

Compared to cameras
and sound recording ma-
chines, the eye and ear
are much more complex,
much more successful
and possess far superior
designs to these prod-
ucts of high technology.

Before passing on to the subject of the eye, let us briefly answer the
question of how we see. Light rays coming from an object fall oppositely
on the eye's retina. Here, these light rays are transmitted into electric sig-

nals by cells and reach a tiny spot at the back of the brain, the "center of
vision." These electric signals are perceived in this center as an image
after a series of processes. With this technical background, let us do some
thinking.
The brain is insulated from light. That means that its inside is com-
pletely dark, and that no light reaches the place where it is located. Thus,
the "center of vision" is never touched by light and may even be the dark-
est place you have ever known. However, you observe a luminous,
bright world in this pitch darkness.
The image formed in the eye is so sharp and distinct that even the
technology of the twentieth century has not been able to attain it. For in-
stance, look at the book you are reading, your hands with which you are

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