Chance Vs Design Quotes

“This line of thinking brings to mind Eddington’s portrayal of scientists as being surprised”that nature should have hidden her fundamental secret successfully from such powerful intellects as ours”. I think there is an unwritten belief shared by many scientists that nature can be no smarter then they are. They like to think of themselves as superior to nature.”
― David A Shiang, God Does Not Play Dice - The Fulfillment of Einstein’s Quest for Low and Order in Nature

“Dawkins has recently stated that he believes that “ all life, all intelligence, all creativity, and all ‘design ‘ anywhere in the universe, is the direct or indirect product of Darwinian natural selection. It follows that design comes late in the universe, after a period of Darwinian evolution. Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe.” Dawkins has it exactly 180 degree backward. We are here by design, and the actual animals and the theoretical animals that he maintains “could exist” are one and the same. Dawkins posits the hypothetical as being real possibilities, but there is no physical basis for doing so if we are to rely on the actual facts.”
― David A Shiang, God Does Not Play Dice - The Fulfillment of Einstein’s Quest for Low and Order in Nature