Poor Design Quotes

“The 737 Max was Boeing’s gift of a brighter future at Airbus.”
― Steven Magee

“On moving in, families found that other visions of respectability had come into play: houses specifically designed for very large families had just two small bedrooms, and yet the designers had seen fit to take up precious space with that most Victorian of bourgeois domestic ideals – a parlour.”
― Fintan O'Toole, We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland

“The argument from poor design in its strict and simplest sense means that the World (Universe) and everything in it is not perfect. To better understand and answer this argument, it is essential to know that the world and everything in it were neither made nor came into being to be perfect as we understand perfection. With the more “perfect” design (to use this term for the argument), conditionally speaking, evolution would either not be possible or would be limited in proportion to its potential.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“The real question should be—what is perfection? Suppose there is only the Universe and the idea of the Universe-World as atheists would see it. In that case, the answer must explain, possibly prove, what the absolute perfection of the Universe is, or should be, concerning its potential.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“The perfect world is contradictio in adjecto. A perfect world is not a world anymore. A perfect world is a dead world. The perfect world contradicts existence. A perfect world, as a multitude, is impossible. A plurality implies meaning and cannot and should not be perfect. Perfect can only be One, but the perfect One is equal to its opposite, which is nothingness. The world, in its plurality, equals life. “Imperfection” secures meaning and purpose in life. In a perfect world, there would be no purpose and meaning. Perfection is only the goal and not the way or mode of the Universe. By becoming perfect, the world becomes nothing since only nothing is perfect. If the Universe were perfect, it would not be the world as we see it but “God” itself. Evolution (as atheists see it) would not be possible in the perfect world because such a world would already be perfect, which would imply that the highest point of “evolution” had already been achieved. Absolute perfection negates any evolution, except if we imagine retrolution (to coin a word), moving backward.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“Creation of the world does not necessarily imply the all too simplistic idea of design (poor or otherwise) because evolution is not entirely compatible with determinism, which means that only in a predetermined world perfect intelligent design (as defined in religions) would be possible (which is impossible in reality).”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“The idea of evolution, proving itself before our eyes at every moment, is even less compatible with the simplistic notion of design. Anything designed is static in a way. On the other hand, if design predicts evolution, then evolution must be a crucial part of the design, but what kind of evolution? If design predetermines evolution itself, then evolution must develop as planned and only in one way; otherwise, there would be no possibility for chance or free will.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“Most likely, the world was not predetermined to evolve deterministically but following its unlimited, infinite potential. The world's potential contains infinity. It is the potential and capacity of the world for variety through chance. Without chance, conditionally speaking, there would be no free will, among other things.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“If God is perfect, from a religious point of view, why would creation be needed? Why create a world which is inherently less perfect than the creator itself? Why not create Paradise immediately and avoid original sin and eternal torment in Hell? Paradise is a more peaceful and ideal place. Why challenge and tempt a human being so much? Why provoke a potential rebellion by the “Devil?” Is it the boredom of God? Is it creating solely for creating? Or is it the creation in the pursuit of purpose and meaning? What higher purpose and meaning is there if not perfection itself? Following our already elaborated ideas, we should not view this purpose from the point of perfection. Still, the point of existence and life, for even a perfect God, is dead and nonexistent at absolute perfection. Absolute perfection obliterates existence.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“If chance is less accidental than we think and the world is less self-governed, the outcome is also the same for believers and non-believers. All arguments and counterarguments become worthless because of existence's vastness and paradoxical nature or the universe itself. Under such a scenario, all views or counterarguments would fit equally on either side.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE