> (b) What evidence of "design" (which I take to mean "purposeful
> conceptualization")? The character of any or all of the following"
>
> The ability of quarks to form nucleons.
> The ability of atomic nuclei and electrons to form atoms.
> The periodic table and all of the atomic capabilities it represents.
> The water molecule--its properties and capabilities.
> The properties and capabilities of protein molecules.
> The operation of gravity to form galaxies, stars and planets.
> The thermonuclear fusion processes that make stars luminous.
> Add as many entries of this sort as you like (their number is legion)
>
> I make no claim that this is a "scientific" argument in the narrow sense,
> but I challenge anyone to look at the universe in all the robustness of its
> being and then say, "This required no purposeful conceptualization by a
> Mind."
Howard, perhaps you should write a book based on this line of reasoning
and call it, "The Design Inference" ;-)
Loren Haarsma