As we see design in nature, surely there must be a designer?
Many things we see in nature appear to be designed. The man in the moon, oil slicks in a parking lot that look like the Virgin Mary, and shapes in clouds. Humans are pattern seeking creatures. Detecting patterns is one thing we are good at, but at the same time it fools us into seeing design where there really isn’t any. There was no conscience designer to make it appear that there is a smiling face on the surface of the moon. There is no supernatural agency at work to make religious icons appear on oil stains in parking lots. Clouds will form into recognizable shapes on their own without the aid of any intelligence. In fact it would be unusual not to see designs such as these. There are so many craters on the moon we should expect to find that they could form some sort of pattern. There are so many oil slicks in parking lots that from time to time some should look like something, such as a religious icon. There are so many clouds in the sky some should look like recognizable shapes. None of these things require a supernatural designer to happen, why should other things? (Shermer, “How We Believe”, p. 32-58) (Sagan, “The Demon Haunted World”, p. 41-61)
Even if there is a designer, it need not be a supernatural anthropomorphical designer. Some people, like the Raelians, think that all life on earth was designed by a highly advanced alien race. Please see here.
Evolution is a designer, but a bottom up instead of a top down designer. Evolution causes organisms to adapt to their environment via the process of variation and selection.
If a supernatural designer exists, then who designed the designer? If such a being exists without a designer, then why do other things need a designer?
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