"The Appearance of Design is Not Proof of Design"- Duh

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Words of wisdom from those who just don't get it: The appearance of design is not proof of design. No shit. Charles Darwin's entire thesis was the appearance of design without the need for an intelligent designer. That is design without a designer. But try as he might he couldn't find the evidence for it. 160 years later the claim is still bereft of a supporting cast.

What the appearance of design does is warrant a thorough investigation into what caused it to be that way. That is one of the fundamental questions of scientific inquiry- "How did it come to be the way it is?"

And if we come to find out that it cannot be explained by nature, the appearance of design then warrants the design inference. And we treat it as an artifact.