Not agreeing or disagreeing, but on the philosophic level who says death is bad? I mean, we think death is bad, but we could as well consider it no more than transformation, as some traditions do... So, if death isn't (necessarily) bad, then those mutations do not support bad design.
Agreed, but still that's on an "earthly" level. From another pov, this is all just a vale of tears, our lives but brief sparks from an eternal fire. And that's kinda the point of religion, the transcendent feeling, and imagination.
If you've read any of his books, you'd know that he then goes on to prove why complex biology gives the appearance of design, but is in fact not design. Natural selection.
can you think of any reason a self described loving god would design suffering of newborn babies into his perfect design?
Neither is your obsession with all things anti religious. (My spell checker indicates you misspelled intelligent, genius) BTW how many converts to, whatever you are, have you counted since your campaign to educate the uneducated began?
Millers explanation of irreducible complexity is flawed imho. In all things we find ourselves digging deeper or smaller into the material of matter, when we look at the cell, now we realize the complexity of it's inner workings, Miller addresses this as breaking the flagellum into smaller but identifiable parts thus possibly proving evolution. How ever when taking those parts to the next level we find our selves looking at the basic bio-building blocks being assembled. To me this is outside the possibility of chance Again, the complexity of the body, at every level, all biology down to the most basic level/quantum, screams design. An Atheist who disagrees with a Christian (?) who disagrees with Creationism. Why I disagree with Ken Miller, by Massimo Pigliucci http://www.scientificblogging.com/rationally_speaking/why_i_disagree_ken_miller
I'd have to consider that the designer's (if there is one) notion of loving might be far beyond what I think loving is, particularly since the designer appears to be working at a "divine" level, from my pov. Then I might have to consider the possibility that the suffering is, from that pov, neither ultimate or eternal and could well be akin to "ripping a bandage off". This "god" feeling is a feeling billions have, so it's not likely going away.
are you anti education? "The masses have never thirsted after truth...Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim." - Gustave Le Bon