[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[Arlo Bensinger]

[Platt]
After reading this I understood more than ever the argument from 
intelligent design. The "process" boggles the human mind. Thanks for sharing.

[Arlo]
The "argument" for "intelligent design" goes something like this. 
"Phew, this is too complicated for me. I think I'll just say 'God did 
it', and that'll make me feel better."

There is interesting statement, MOQ-wise, in the quote I've provided. 
"The key here is that life does not simply reduce down to 
transcribing static passages from our genetic scripture. Cells figure 
out which passages to pay attention to by observing signals from the 
cells around them." And, "The great beauty of embryo development, the 
bit that human beings find so hard to grasp, is that its a totally 
decentralized process. Since every cell in the body carries a 
complete copy of the genome, no cell need wait for instructions from 
authority; every cell can act on its own information and the signals 
it receives from its neighbors."

We look top-down and want to see "intent", but there is none. Only 
individual patterns following Quality that generates collective 
activity, more complexity and the emergence of higher level 
individuals. As Pirsig writes, "But it's as foolish to think of a 
city or a society as created by human bodies as it is to think of 
human bodies as a creation of the cells, or to think of cells as 
created by protein and DNA molecules, or to think of DNA as created 
by carbon and other inorganic atoms. If you follow that fallacy long 
enough you come out with the conclusion that individual electrons 
contain the intelligence needed to build New York City all by 
themselves. Absurd."

If you need a "God" to have "planned" you, that is your own issue.