The whole paradigm of god as a designer = grand engineer is fraught with problems, not least of which are designs of
questionable (to be polite) value.
I suggest an alternative concept:
God as Artist.
The artist is not held to the same standard for things to work - their standards are otherwise: sometimes to entertain, sometimes to amuse, sometimes to educate, sometimes to just make people smile with appreciation.
An artist can be serious, silly, reverent or irreverent.
An artist that makes a very detailed design of an object does not necessarily display great creativity in art.
Turning out thousands of copies of identical clay pots is not art, but incorporation of the "happy accident" can make the difference between pedestrian and art.
Life is a work of art. The universe is a work of art.
Enjoy.
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