The World Is More Religious Than Ever

Whether or not it is so, the universe testifies to intelligent design. Even the militant atheist Richard Dawkins agrees that â??living systems give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.â?[1] Of course, Dawkins goes on to argue that this is a false appearanceâ??that the whole universe is an accident without purpose or meaning. But the point stands that life, indeed the entire physical universe, seems so complex and yet so orderly that to regard it as a pointless accident seems absurd. Again, the truth of intelligent design is irrelevant to my purpose here. That design seems self-evident to most people is sufficient.