A recent scientific paper on the movement of the human hand has faced strong criticism for referring to a ‘Creator’ throughout. The paper, titled: ‘Biomechanical characteristics of hand coordination in grasping activities of daily living’ was written by a team of four researchers, three from Huazhong University in China, and one from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
Published in the PLOS ONE journal, the fairly conventional study looked at the mechanics of how we grasp things, and involved the measurement of the hand movements of 30 participants. However, members of the scientific community have demanded the paper be retracted, for its several perceived references to the pseudoscientific theory of intelligent design and a possibly divine ‘Creator’. READ MORE
Never mind the hand. Look at the complexity of the eye, the ability of the body to heal itself to a certain degree. Look at all the living organisms that coordinate to make up and sustain a single conscious life form.
Where do we start? We start with DNA, of course. What force enabled DNA to become so diverse and complex? In other words, what “programmed” DNA to acquire the diversity necessary for the evolution of complex life forms. Without the coordinated effort of simple life forms, more complex life forms would be impossible.
Is the driving force behind DNA an incomprehensible intelligence or is it simply mechanical? That is the basic question that perhaps will never be answered by the most intelligent beings DNA has been programmed to produce – or is in the process of creating.
Alan D has missed the point.