I believe that the type of complexity that we observe in the world implies that individual species are, indeed, not designed. The mechanisms of evolution by natural selection and random mutation would seem to preclude the possibility of a specific outcome based on an initial design. The layouts of our bodies and the bodies of other species are indicative of our long and winding evolution. If we were "created" by some higher power, then it could be stated with relative certainty that we are the outcome of an experiment in chance. There are many examples throughout nature of animals that have features that don't make sense on their own, but make perfect sense when considering how their body plans have changed over the last several million years. We have wonderful capabilities, but an intelligent designer could have done better. Our method of replicating genetic information is prone to error, eventually leading to cancer in many individuals. Our eyes have an unnecessary bind spot. We have a common orifice for breathing and eating, which leads to the possibility of choking. Viruses need not exist at all. We are plagued with genetic and developmental deformities that could easily be avoided if we were designed by an intelligent creator, especially an omnipotent one.
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Does complexity actually imply the lack of a creator?
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