In the debate between creationism and evolution, the creationists often simply attack evolution while leaving their own ideas vague (because their audience usually is already Christian, and will come to the "correct" conclusion about the Creator). However, you do not have to rely on faith alone. The study of nature clearly reveals the true character of God.
The "Argument from Design" (now called Intelligent Design) is the creationist's ultimate Proof of the reality of some kind of Creator. It is beyond question that machines are a lot like living organisms, and since machines were designed by humans, life on Earth must have been designed by a being that is a lot like us, only more powerful.
The parallels between machines and living things are numerous and striking. Here is a list of important similarities:
- Machines are very complex and prone to breakdown.
- Living things are very complex and prone to mutation and disorders.
- Machines are ordered in their parts, but this order is temporary and always decays.
- Living things have ordered systems and structures, which is temporary and always decays.
- Machines always fall apart, but we accept this, dispose of them and replace them.
- Living things always die, but nature is set up to dispose of them and replace them.
- Machines are often designed to be redundant, so that the destruction of one does not upset an entire operation.
- Living organisms also appear to be redundant, as many have become extinct without destroying the entire ecosystem.
Clearly, the Designer of Life thinks and plans exactly the same way that we ourselves do when we build our machines. So, to understand the Creator's mind, we must understand our own.
The question to ask then is, WHY are machines designed by humans complex, even though simpler designs would be more efficient and reliable? WHY do our designs only have temporary order, and fall apart with such certainty that we actually ACCEPT failure and plan around it?
Human designs are complex and prone to decay because humans are BAD DESIGNERS. We are limited in ability, we often do not completely understand what we are doing, we do not have the ability to predict every possible emergency, and we must accept trade-offs. These facts are not something to be ashamed of; we are simply doing the best we can.
What does that say about the designer of life, whose efforts so resemble our own that they must have come from an identical form of mind? The obvious implication is that THE DESIGNER OF LIFE IS INCOMPETENT. We all know it; no amount of gushing over how "perfect" life is can cover up the fact that everything here can be improved upon. Let's stop making up excuses and admit that the Creator did a half-assed job. The fact that you and I are not skilled at creating new forms of life is irrelevant; do you have to be a highly-skilled architect to notice something is odd about the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Can not anybody but a master shipbuilder dare to find fault with the Titanic?
The accepted truth that the Creator has a "plan" is itself proof of His incompetence. Plans are the product of inferior minds. If I told you to build a bridge, would you be able to do it without planning it? Of course not! Humans plan things out because of our limited resources, our need to 'double-check' for errors, and our inability to keep an entire project in perspective. If the Creator has a plan, His mind must have the same flaws and limitations. A fully competent Creator would not need to "plan" anything.
Of course, our rational observation is in complete agreement with Scripture. Here is an outline of history as Biblical Christians view it:
- 1. God creates Lucifer. Lucifer rebels.
- 2. God creates Adam and Eve. They rebel.
- 3. God commits genocide by flood to eradicate sin. Sin persists.
- 4. God fakes his own death to make us feel guilty. Most of us remain disobedient.
- 5. God puts the salvation of the world in the hands of his Christian followers, who with their continuous atrocities, hypocritical amorality and arrogant lies proceed to alienate intelligent and moral people worldwide, losing them forever.
- 6. Ultimately, God will destroy the world (again) and all souls will be judged. Will THIS slaughter finally solve the problem?
It is clear that the Biblical God is not too skilled at anticipating and correcting errors, even though the divine Plan is the thing we all must have faith in. Even if you do not read the Bible as literal fact, the meaningful message behind the storyline is obvious. And even if you are a heathen, it is a fact that all the other religions' gods also make repeated mistakes and offer incomplete solutions.
Both rational argument and the wisdom of religion reveal an inescapable conclusion. The implications are very important in understanding the future of life.
How ironic that we constantly whine about how doctors and scientists are "playing God" when they mess around with life with an incomplete understanding of how it all works. What disasters they might cause, we say. Yet it may turn out our efforts aren't just "playing"; it is a truth that we are made in God's image in every way, including our boneheaded attempts to screw around with the world.
Do not concern yourself with morality. Because living beings are nothing but "designed" machines, then they obviously are as WORTHLESS as machines. Since humans are nothing but created robots, we are disposable and replacable. Only chance could produce a unique, irreplacable, beautiful soul, and we know there is no chance in our creation. There is nothing unique about a machine, because its creator--human or supernatural--can duplicate it at will. Therefore, machines have no souls, and the whole idea of life being "sacred" has no basis. Of course, we already know that morality has nothing to do with salvation--salvation will be yours if you worship Jesus and not some other god. How you treat other life forms makes no difference as long as you love Christ. God Himself starves babies and tortures animals and spreads plagues every moment in some corner of the world.
So, I say, to all you Dr. Frankensteins out there, as you clone all animals, clean and unclean, and splice the genes of our children: May God's hand guide yours! For if the Incompetent God bears no responsibility for the mistakes in His world, or His inability to control creation, neither should Dr. Frankenstein and his modern-day followers. We should level every acre of this world if we want since it was given to us for our own benefit. Don't worry, we have a replacement place to live coming for us.
NOTES
Some God-hating people (Antitheists) would argue that life was made complex and error-prone on purpose, so that God is not really incompetent. However, this means that God wills the horrible suffering and waste in our world. Since such a God would be evil, this possibility is unacceptable, except perhaps to Inquisitors, Nazis and the current Republican Party.
Others (mostly godlessAtheists) would argue that because this entire conclusion is based on analogy, we have made baseless assumptions about how a superior being would think and create. As this godless thinking would negate the "Argument from Design" entirely, rendering useless hundreds of expensive books and pamphlets, it is also unacceptable and will be ignored.
LINKS
For an examination of all the various possibilities for outside tampering with life on Earth, see the site Evidence for Un-natural Interference in Human Evolution.
Teaching Alternatives to Evolution: Comparing Buddhist 'Infinite Causes' to Christian 'Intelligent Design'
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