Atheism vs. God's Existence

[Jackalope]

Stimbo beat me to it.  The key word in your mined quote is 'appearance'.  Dawkins uses this word, and the accompanying phrase, as hook upon which to hang the very persuasive argument that biological systems appear to be designed when, in fact, they are not.  If you would read Dawkins' books and papers on the subject, instead of simply relying on the mined quotes you pick up from whatever creationist website is currently giving you a chubby, you might grasp this.

Here's an experiment.  Go and visit Dr. Dawkins.  Tell him that you know he believes that life is designed (as defined by your online dictionary) and refuse to listen to his answers.  8-3 odds you give him another stroke.

Boru

Obviously he doesn't think that the design is the result of a mind. However, if I were to ask Dawkins if he thought natural selection is a designing force, I bet he would say yes. This is what I said at the beginning anyways. It leads to design without requiring a designer. And it is no "fact" that they are not intelligently designed, and I did read The God Delusion this past semester.

You might be better off sticking to what someone does say, rather than what your fevered mind imagines the might say.

Oh, and equivocate less. It's dishonest.