Quote by Richard Dawkins

Design can never be an ultimate explanation for anything. It can only be a proximate explanation. A plane or a car is explained by a designer but that's because the designer himself, the engineer, is explained by natural selection.

Design can never be an ultimate explanation for anything. It

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This quote highlights the limitations of design as an explanation for things. It suggests that while design can provide a proximate explanation, it cannot serve as the ultimate explanation. For example, a plane or a car can be explained by acknowledging the existence of a designer or engineer behind them. However, this design itself is ultimately explained by natural selection. In other words, the quote implies that design is a result of a deeper, underlying process or mechanism, and understanding this process is crucial to gain a complete understanding of the world around us.

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