Why is it that Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Pateur{sic}, Aristotle et al., saw the overwhelming evidence for design and inteligence in the universe?
Possibly because they did not have the benefit of what we have learned over the last century or more. You have to admit they were dealing with a very limited data set. In fact, we have learned more in the last 70 years than in the preceeding 4-5 Billion years when it comes to understanding the world around us.
Is there any doubt that if Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Pasteur, Aristotle et al. were alive today that they would embrace the scientific explanations as available today?
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