The existence of God

[Ahriman]

I do not see chance, necessity, or providence as mutually exclusive concepts. To my way of thinking, different species converging on similar solutions, like the compound eye in both cephalopds and tetrapods, seems remarkable. That said, octopi have a much different solution to attain intelligence, which is equally remarkable. So the idea that there are at least some latent patterns or dispostions for Nature to prefer certain adaptation is IMHO an open question. Besides, i would expect imperfection in a world corrupted by sin.

Nah, sin has nothing to do with it. God intentionally made a flawed world and then made humans knowing they would have to live in a flawed world. We have free will but since everything is flawed and generally shit, we are extremely (irresistably) prone to making poor decisions that harm us. Most people don't seem to understand this very basic concept, for some reason. If you want to know why the world sucks, you would have to ask God. He is the true source of all this shit. People want to blame other things, other factors, other people. But it really is God's fault/doing.