Legend11 on 29 June 2007
| Timmah! said: Legend11: Here's the Merriam-Webster definition of Design 1 : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : DEVISE, CONTRIVE2 a : to conceive and plan out in the mind designed the perfect crime> b : to have as a purpose : INTEND designed to excel in her studies> c : to devise for a specific function or end designed primarily as a college textbook> 3 archaic : to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name 4 a : to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of b : to draw the plans for <design a building> intransitive verb 1 : to conceive or execute a plan 2 : to draw, lay out, or prepare a design Which one of these definitions does not imply intelligence? |
See the second definition (The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details) and you'll realize that they're talking about the purposeful arrangement of those parts in animals, and also note that it in no way implies "intelligence" was behind those arrangements. Evolution explains it without the need of bringing in a "God".
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/design
de·sign 
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NOUN:
- A drawing or sketch.
- A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
- The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details: the aerodynamic design of an automobile; furniture of simple but elegant design.
- The art or practice of designing or making designs.
- Something designed, especially a decorative or an artistic work.
- An ornamental pattern. See Synonyms at figure.
- A basic scheme or pattern that affects and controls function or development: the overall design of an epic poem.
- A plan; a project. See Synonyms at plan.
- A reasoned purpose; an intent: It was her design to set up practice on her own as soon as she was qualified.
- Deliberate intention: He became a photographer more by accident than by design.
- A secretive plot or scheme. Often used in the plural: He has designs on my job
