Of the following statements about the human eye, which would Paley agree with the most? A. The eye has lost its purpose and it's obsolete. B. The eye is a perfect fine-tuned machine well suited to its purpose. C. The eye has a use, but it was not evolved for that use.

Of the following statements about the human eye, which would Paley agree with the most? A. The eye has lost its purpose and it's obsolete. B. The eye is a perfect fine-tuned machine well suited to its purpose. C. The eye has a use, but it was not evolved for that use.

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A. The eye has lost its purpose and it's obsolete.
B. The eye is a perfect fine-tuned machine well suited to its purpose.
C. The eye has a use, but it was not evolved for that use.

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