And ... for those following the work of David Berlinski, keep an eye out for his new book "Secrets of the Vaulted Sky: Astrology and the Art of Prediction."
'Tis to create, and in creating live
A being more intense, that we endow with form
Our fancy, gaining as we give
The life we [imagine]. -- Lord Byron
Hence some things will always be 'hidden' from us.
The Origin of Things is (I believe) one of those Mysteries.
We can speculate (and both sides do). Make 'educated' guesses.
Personally, I combine intelligent design with evolution. In this view, God created the Universe, established the rules, and then let it run. The rules allow evolution; hence we see evolution's results.
In other words I see no conflict between 'creationism' and evolution.
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Questions (always) remain. If being intelligent is a survival benefit, then why isn't everything intelligent? If horses evolved long legs to run faster than predators, where are the long-legged predators evolved to run with horses?
And if there is a benignant Creator who took an immediate and personal interest in the design of the human body, how does one explain cancer, pain, death, etc?
--Boris