Tony:There is a third possibility. The third possibility is to say it is there because God made it that way, and then ask: > > > > Why did he make it that way? > > What purpose do they serve? > > How was it accomplished? > > How does this aspect of the design influence the overall design? > >David: I have always thought that God gave us intellect to challenge us to figure it out. One of the philosophic thoughts is that it is the only way it can be.- Sounds remarkably similar to: I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it..(Ecclesiastes 3:14)