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Quote by: Isherwood  Does not the creation or design of anything require purpose and a plan? |
Are you talking about a building or a bridge? In that case, yes. If you are talking about biological organisms, then no. The result of differential reproductive success of populations of organisms that alters the genetic diversity of that population according statistical advantages offered by advantageous alleles over time offers the appearance of design. And since such appearance of design is adequately explained by natural causes, there is no rational reason to postulate an unknown, supernatural, mythological being as the cause.
I am quite sure that scientifically illiterate creationists didn't understand that. What I said was that the appearance of design of various organisms is the resuld of natural causes. Thus, there is no need to inject imaginary beings.
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Do not purpose and planning require consciousness?
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I think so. But no one has ever presented any evidence for any purpose or planning of life, earth, or the universe.
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What aspect of nature besides carbon-based life forms exhibits consciousness and the ability to plan with purpose?
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None. I have seen dogs and cats plan with purpose. But, of course, they are carbon-based. And since all life is carbon-based, I guess the answer is none.