Design Found in Nature Inspires Innovation
The design features that God programmed into natural systems enable their possessors to overcome the limitations imposed on them by the very laws of nature that some people believe are responsible for their development. These features are so finely tuned to perform their tasks that they are used as models for human inventors to follow. It stands to reason, then, that God the Creator deserves unending credit as the ultimate inventor.
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