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Meibomian Lacrimal
glands point Lacrimal gland
(tear gland)

Lacrimal
point

(Figure 1.4). In the system that produces and ejects tears, a superior design is
involved. This diagram indicates the ducts through which tears are emptied
into the eye and those through which tears drain. If tears are a fluid that
evolved coincidentally, why are there systems dedicated just to producing and
ejecting them, in the eyelids and the bone of the skull? If tears evolved coinci-
dentally, how did the ducts come to be? Just like water fittings beneath the
ground, these ducts are within the bones, so as not to diminish the beauty of
the human face. These are all examples of flawless creation.

Considering that billions of other disinfectant substances exist, how did
accidental processes synthesize one so powerful, yet which causes the eye no
harm? Before the trial-and-error "evolution" of such an ideal liquid, how did
the eye protect itself? The eye can function only if its present chemical struc-
ture and the chemical makeup of tears are working together. Consequently,
we must add that this simultaneous cooperation includes the functions of
the brain, as well as all the other body parts and processes.

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