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Unintelligent DesignHow birds got to fly.

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Other times, the genes just hang in there for awed scientists to gaze upon, like the ruined pleasure palace of Kublai Khan. Though wondrous, to be sure, the DNA ecosystem looks more and more undesigned the more we know about it. The miracle of flight is one example that makes you wonder—what makes a miracle?

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