Backwards retina (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, May 21, 2011, 01:50 (4936 days ago) @ xeno6696

I feel your appraisal is unintentionally misleading; the main objection from atheists is in asking the question "Why flip the image and then force the brain to flip it back?"-The experiement has been done that using lenses on a subject to make everything upside down, he soon has his brain flip things right side up. In pediatrics they teach that the newborn sees upside down and quickly learns the right way.
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> This article talks about a completely different point altogether. It's talking about an underlying mechanism that would be unaffected by transmitting the image the "right" way in the first place. Or, in another way, the mechanism discussed doesn't address the argument posited by atheists at all.-The article is only making the point that the retina is masterfully designed. It has to be backwards to increase energy delivery efficiency, and then these corrective measures are added.