I don't know, how can we detect feeling in another person, brain scan of some kind? Even then, the scan only indicates activity, not content. That's a toughie. Anyway, no reason to believe they don't have the feeling, unless some nefarious motive is possible. For the little, green men feeling, I wouldn't worry about it.
Why would this designer create a human spine that is not designed for upright sitting, walking, and running? Did he want a multitude of people to suffer from back pain? Or is it a relic of our ancestry who walked on all fours? No it couldn't be that! It's too rational of an answer.
I have made the same argument... God did not need to be created because there is no cause and effect when you are outside time. You all really do not understand the science. I use the word seem because the scientists do. If they were to say our universe is designed they would be admitting a designer. They say appears designed and then explain they since they speculate there are almost infinite universe you can rebut the presumption one would make if there were only one universe. so there appears to be a choice... you can see our universe appears designed or you can believe in a multiverse... either way you have faith.
ricther its not a feeling... its the fact that scientists know from multiple disciplines... there was not enough time for life to evolve from non life here on earth... and that our universe is far too tuned for random chance to have created the universe if there is only one universe. The atheists do not accept the science. here is a starter http://www.geraldschroeder.com/FineTuning.aspx-- a former mit professor or lecturer -- below is an infidel website - which does provide some of the arguments from more than one side. http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/robin_collins/design.html http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/james_hannam/fta.html
do you understand that trials for important things like drug efficacy are designed to eliminate the effect of "feelings?"