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| Chapter 6. Evidences of Design If the observations of science—honestly evaluated—show us that the normal laws of science make a natural origin of life impossible, can they at least give us an indication of where life might have come from? In an indirect manner, they do. Items that have been designed exhibit certain characteristics. These characteristics are not normally possessed by naturally appearing objects, at least in the same manner or degree. It takes intelligence to design something. Hence, these characteristics are frequently called evidences of Intelligent design, with the implication that a Creator God is the source of the intelligent activity. The following characteristics do not exist in a vacuum. We have just shown how natural law makes it impossible for life to start without some kind of outside influence. Once the reality of this is acknowledged, then these arguments take on an entirely new level of significance and importance. The following discussion shows us parallels between what we observe in nature and the things we see designed by human design engineers. The implication is that an extremely intelligent Designer designed physical life. The following five characteristics will be looked at in this pamphlet: 1. Irreducible Complexity. GO
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