So you don't think there is anything after you die?, page-359

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    If God exists and I think It does, not in any anthropomorphic sense but as an organising principle, as a principle of evolutionary direction, then God is embedded in evolution.

    The theory evolution does not rely on a God but on natural selection to produce the variety and complexity of life. I'm not making this up; it's a cornerstone of the theory and the reason that many reject the theory. In any case if there is a guiding intelligence then other than producing the wonders of nature like flowers and the human intellect it also produces some macabre results. You don't have to spend much time in, for example, the African bush to see utterly cruel results of what you claim to be guidance.

    Just one example. Many African rivers are infested with bilharzia. Here is its life-cycle
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    The life-cycle relies on a snail and a animal host such a human.

    When in the human host it causes a number of problems. Here are some extracts from Schistosomiasis
    Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia,[5] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes.[6] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. Those who have been infected a long time may experience liver damage, kidney failure, infertility, or bladder cancer. In children, it may cause poor growth and learning difficulty.[6]
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    Schistosomiasis affected almost 210 million people worldwide as of 2012.[8] An estimated 12,000[9] to 200,000 people die from it each year.[10] The disease is most commonly found in Africa, as well as Asia and South America.[6] Around 700 million people, in more than 70 countries, live in areas where the disease is common.[10][11] In tropical countries, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria among parasitic diseases with the greatest economic impact.[12] Schistosomiasis is listed as a neglected tropical disease


    If you want to propose an Intelligent Guide then I think that this guide has a rather macabre creative sense. I prefer the evolution option - were evolution is defined by most biologists that doesn't reply on an intelligent guide/designer ..... call it what you will.

    Of course, if you go with the intelligent guide option I think that you still have your work cutout showing that this entity cares about us - if you actually thinks that it (he/she) does.
 
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