(1) Is the Universe and all that is within it, including human beings, created through purposeful, intelligent design by a Supreme Being, that is a Creator?
No. It is evident that not everything in the universe was created through purposeful, intelligent design by a Supreme Being. For example, the Pyramids were created through purposeful intelligent design by the ancient Egyptians, who were not a Supreme Being. Snowflakes are created through the blind workings out of natural laws, which are not a Supreme Being, nor purposeful, nor intelligent.
If the answer to Question 1 is "No" please accept the General Assembly's admiration for being able to decide conclusively a question that has long perplexed and occupied the attention of scientists, philosophers, theologians, educators, and others.
You flatter me. While the question of whether the Universe was created by a Supreme Being through purposeful, intelligent design has "long perplexed and occupied the attention of scientists, philosophers, theologians, educators, and others", the question of whether, in addition, everything
within it was created by the same Supreme Being through purposeful, intelligent design hardly presents the same challenge.
To put it in theological terms, the question of whether God is the primary cause of the existence of the Universe has nothing to do with the question of whether there also exist secondary causes operating within his Creation.
I hope that this helps to clarify your thoughts on this issue.
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