(March 7, 2021 at 3:02 am)Seax Wrote: Yes, & no. Design has perfectly naturalistic explanations. All living organisms are products of design; natural selection. Every biological organism alive today is the product of millions of years of 'design.'
I think Dawkins used the analogy of puddles being perfectly designed for the holes they fill. Each puddle perfectly matches the shape of the hole. Dawkins is usually not very good at philosophy, but I think that's an excellent analogy.
Bu I would go further and say that since the very laws of nature, of matter & biology, seem almost intended for this end, we can say the universe has meaning & purpose beyond beyond what pure materialism is willing to admit.
Design requires a designer, though. A consciousness actively and deliberately directing the course of events. A puddle perfectly fits a hole it fills because it follows physical rules which apply to everything, not because the water was designed and portioned specifically to fit the hole, or because the hole was sized and shaped specifically to fit a certain amount of water.