Biologist Destroys ‘Bad Design’ Myths

Are human eyes wired ‘backwards’? Are our larynxes poorly positioned? Do ‘bad backs’ and knee injuries point to suboptimal design?

Join biologist Dr Don Batten for a discussion of a range of popular ‘bad design’ claims that are used to challenge the notion that nature was created by an intelligent designer. Discover how the evidence, in fact, points to amazing design, when design constraints, and the reality of a Fallen world are taken into account. No wonder engineers are constantly trying to copy the designs found in nature!

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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Teaser
00:51 Introduction: Do living things look poorly designed?
01:04 Claim 1: ‘The vertebrate eye is poorly designed’
02:20 → The brilliant eagle eye is analogous to the human eye
02:56 → Reasons for the inverted retina
04:48 → Evolutionists explanation how the eye developed?
06:37 → Problem for evolutionists: 40 different eye designs evolved independently?!
08:28 → The amazing noise-cancelling fibre-optics in our eyes
10:51 Claim 2: ‘The human prostate is badly designed’
11:46 → The enlargement of the prostate is pathological
14:18 Claim 3: ‘The human larynx is badly positioned
15:22 → The coughing reflex
16:11 Claim 4: ‘The human back is badly designed’
17:11 → How McKenzie exercises improve the back
17:43 → Lifestyle choices influence back pain
18:52 → Back problems can also be pathological
19:55 Claim 5: ‘The human knee is badly designed’
20:26 → The ACL shows amazing design!
22:25 → The real reason why ACLs get ruptured
25:13 Explaining supposed cases of suboptimal design
25:24 → Design constraints aren’t design flaws
26:39 → We live in a ‘fallen’ world
27:23 The ‘bad-design’ argument is actually a theological argument!
28:46 The evidence for design in nature is abundant!
29:55 Where to get more information on design

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• Back problems: How Darwinism misled researchers – https://creation.com/back-problems
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• By Design (book) – https://creation.com/s/10-2-706
• Design Dissected (book) – https://creation.com/s/10-2-679
• Body by Design (book) – https://creation.com/s/10-1-170
• Made in Heaven (book) – https://creation.com/s/10-2-600
• Inspiration from Creation (streaming) – https://creation.com/s/35-8-646
• Design, Death and Suffering (video) – https://creation.com/s/30-9-593

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