Is 'faith' really a 'great cop-out'?

[allan175]

'Besides all the evidence we have covered for the intelligent design of DNA information, there is still one amazing fact remaining—the ideal number of genetic letters in the DNA code for storage and translation.

Moreover, the copying mechanism of DNA, to meet maximum effectiveness, requires the number of letters in each word to be an even number. Of all possible mathematical combinations, the ideal number for storage and transcription has been calculated to be four letters.

This is exactly what has been found in the genes of every living thing on earth—a four-letter digital code. As Werner Gitt states: "The coding system used for living beings is optimal from an engineering standpoint. This fact strengthens the argument that it was a case of purposeful design rather that a [lucky] chance" (Gitt, p. 95). '

The problem with that line of reasoning is that, to my mind, it completely ignores the *idea* behind evolution, namely that good solutions eventually appear.
If a 6 letter based DNA is not "as good" as 4 letter then the 4 letter version (ie: takes more energy to reproduce or takes longer etc) then the 4 letter (mutation?) will be more favoured and end up dominating.

Ok, to take it a bit further, I've been looking at the definition of 'theory' (scientifically speaking) to see if that was similar to 'faith' and I found this definition: 'In science a theory is a testable model.....' (Wikipedia) so that can't be anything like faith but then I thought of 'string theory' and with my smidgen of understanding, I thought it was an unproven 'theory' and as I read further along the definition I found this: 'The term theory is regularly stretched to refer to speculation that is currently unverifiable. Examples are string theory and various theories of everything.' So maybe my speculation about an intelligent designer isn't such a cop out after all.

If religious people are so keen on the definition of the word "theory" maybe its time they started saying "The unproven theory of god." when referring to their deity.