The fossil record implies trial and error, an inability to anticipate the future, features inconsistent with an efficient Great Designer. (Carl Sagan)

The fossil record implies trial and error, an inability to anticipate the future, features inconsistent with an efficient Great Designer.

Carl Sagan

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