Well I'm sympathetic to your point of view, but there I think there are some small chinks in the armour of this argument. To give two examples: 1. I read an ar

Well I'm sympathetic to your point of view, but there I think there are some small chinks in the armour of this argument. To give two examples: 1. I read an article about plastic surgery for show dogs in Brazil: as it pointed out the dogs presented beautifully but their offspring had the original flaws which were undesirable. Might seem absurd but it highlights the possibility of a result being achieved in a way that is inauthentic and has the seeds of future failure within it. 2. There are many things in life in which the result is merely evidence of a journey undertaken which is in itself understood to prove something that is otherwise not visible. For example one might say that someone who did a tremendous amount of exercise has shown focus and determination...the visible result may be them appearing fit. So again maybe the visible result is sometimes just a signifier of the effort it took and that might be considered the important aspect. It really depends on the observer and what they care about. In a sense you and I with our glasses are like Brazilian show dogs - we can see alright but indeed our vision is flawed and when I lose my glasses I can feel pretty helpless.