Thanks for the texts X.
Before I go any further, I’m atheist but follow and enjoy some buddhist beliefs.
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My human evolution teacher knew a lot about human anatomy, and he used to bring up all sorts of examples of how the human body is constructed extremely poorly. He claimed that if a conscious being did design us, then he/she must have been drunk or incredibly stupid. Unfortunately, I don't posses his great knowledge of anatomy, and I can't remember any of his examples. But here is a fairly good FAQ on exactly this subject. Since I’m not a scientist or medical doctor, I’m probably not very well equipped to argue this point. I'm putting my faith in what these people are saying, though, because they seem to have it together.
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I'd like to ask god why I have an appendix. Or wisdom teeth. Not to mention such pissweak skin, or that little bit of skin at the bottom of your nails. It not hard to find examples.
Some of my best friends are Christians, I try and avoid direct confrontations on the issue, they are for the large part, pointless and messy. The bible, all things considered is an amazingly accurate document, and is in itself a fascinating thing to study. For a while I had an interest in comparing the Hebrew, Aramaic and English translations of the old testament. Of particular interest (and there are several textbooks that pick up on this) is pre-Moses in the old testament there are three separate names that are sued to refer to god, each of which correlates to a different personality, or types of acts, which as led some people myself included to believe that the original intent was that there was 3 separate gods. It’s a very contentious topic, but fascinating. One of the most interesting thing about Christians I found is when you ask some difficult questions ("why was the apple tree in the garden in the first place, isn't that a bit like putting razor blades in a sand pit?" "Isn't it a bit unfair that people who have never even heard of Christianity before they die will go to hell though no fault of their own?" etcetcetc) you tend to get an amazing variety of answers, based on church, personal beliefs and bible version/interpretation.
The vast majority of people my age I know that are Christian are because their families are and really, cannot defend their beliefs very well at all, indeed it is without faith. There are a few who are 'born again' Christians though, some of which *really* get up my nose, particularly when unable to defeat a statement they reply with "you're going to hell", or "ill pray for you". People like that make me sad. On the other hand I know some extremely intelligent Christians who are open for discussion about some of the tougher aspects of their religion and can defend well their beliefs without imposing them on others.