My favourite example of what would be "flawed design" if Man had been Created, is that of the human eye.
For example, the ass-about-face construction of the retina, together with the existence of the blind spot.
A good explanation:
http://www.2think.org/eye.shtml
Quote:
As Frank Zindler (former professor of biology and geology) stated,
"As an organ developed via the opportunistic twists and turns of evolutionary processes, the human eye is explainable. As an organ designed and created by an infinitely wise deity, the human eye is inexcusable. For unlike the invertebrate eyes ..., the human eye is constructed upon the foundation of an almost incredible error: The retina has been put together backwards! Unlike the retinas of octopuses and squids, in which the light-gathering cells are aimed forward, toward the source of incoming light, the photoreceptor cells (the so called rods and cones) of the human retina are aimed backward, away from the light source. Worse yet, the nerve fibers which must carry signals from the retina to the brain must pass in front of the receptor cells, partially impeding the penetration of light to the receptors. Only a blasphemer would attribute such a situation to divine design!
Although the human eye would be a scandal if it were the result of divine deliberation, a plausible evolutionary explanation of its absurd construction can be obtained quite easily--even though we can make little use of paleontology (because eyes, like all soft tissues, rarely fossilize)."
(big snip.. lots more info on that page)
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And a response (with a response) at
http://www.2think.org/eye_response.shtml
The "marvelous human eye" is also something often used by Creationists, many of whom say that something so perfect could not possibly have evolved (ignoring that it isn't actually so perfect, & could quite easily have evolved).
This is countered extremely well in the above links, & also at
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Paleontol...reationism.htm
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/ce/3/part8.html
There are also other examples of how humans (& also other animals) have many flaws:
Evidence for Jury-Rigged Design in Nature FAQ.
Actually, for a whole wealth of information regarding Creation/Evolution, a visit to
TalkOrigins is a must.
Main FAQ (lots of general questions & answers)
What is Evolution?
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution
Evolution is a Fact and a Theory
God and Evolution: Can you accept both?
Evolution and Philosophy: An Introduction
29 Evidences for Macroevolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Evolution, and Probability
Observed Instances of Speciation
Plagiarized Errors and Molecular Genetics
Fossil Hominids
And various other
Must-Read FAQs including ones of the age of the Earth, Radiometric Dating & the Geological Time Scale, & more.
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As has already been said before, evolution = science.
Some "Creation scientists", however, seem to work backwards.
Instead of looking at the available data & so on, & coming up with a workable & testable theory, backed up by shed-loads of evidence (such as evolution), they seem to start with the end theory (Creation), & work backwards from that, misquoting, ignoring, & misunderstanding evidence, to try & fit things in with a theory that they have already set themselves on.
Creationism is not science, & should not masquerade itself as such.