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>It is noteworthy that so strong is this impression of design that
>even non-theists let it slip that they are well aware of it, even
>though they must (by their non-theistic metaphysical worldview) call
>it only *apparent* design. For example, arch-atheist Dawkins' says:
>
>"Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance
>of having been designed for a purpose." (Dawkins R., "The Blind
>Watchmaker", Penguin: London, 1991, p1)
>
>And non-theist physicist Paul Davies writes at the very end of his
>book, the Cosmic Blueprint:
>
>"...there is `something going on' behind it all [the universe]. The
>impression of design is overwhelming." (Davies P., "The Cosmic
>Blueprint", Penguin: London, 1995 reprint, p203)
>
But what about your earlier $ugge$tion as to the motivation behind
statements such as this by Davie$?
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