"The Eyes Have It" is a short story by science fiction author Philip K. Dick, first published in 1953. The story is about a man who believes he has witnessed a murder, but no one believes him because he is blind and can only hear what is happening.
The story is told from the perspective of the blind narrator who is traveling on a train. He overhears a conversation between two passengers, a man and a woman, who are discussing a murder that the man claims to have committed. The narrator realizes that the man is describing the murder in great detail, and becomes convinced that the murder has actually taken place.
However, when the train arrives at the station, the woman is nowhere to be seen, and the man simply walks away. The narrator tries to report the incident to the police, but they dismiss his story because he cannot provide any evidence and because he is blind.
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The title of the story, "The Eyes Have It," is a play on the phrase "the eyes have it," which is used to indicate that a vote has been passed in favor of a particular motion. In this case, the narrator's eyes "have it" because they enable him to perceive the truth, even though his other senses are impaired.
The story explores themes of perception and the limitations of the human senses, as well as the nature of truth and the reliability of eyewitness testimony. It also highlights the way in which people often underestimate or dismiss those who are different from themselves, whether due to disability, race, gender, or other factors.
"The Eyes Have It" is a work of science fiction, and while it presents a scenario that is not entirely impossible, it is not necessarily something that is likely to happen in the