post hoc ergo proptor hoc.
you lose.
“post hoc ergo proptor hoc”
OK - I know what the phrase means, but I’m not sure how you intend it to apply to me. I’m not suggesting that our existence here implies or proves design, but I’m saying that nothing about our existence here indicates otherwise. Attributing it all to “deep time” is begging the issue, IMO. In that case, we might as well claim that life started with visitors from outer space. You don’t agree?