mentalgymnast wrote:No. He designed us with possibilities for imperfection and less than optimal functions for the reasons I mentioned. That's not the same as designing us poorly.
Regards,
MG
How about an alternate explanation.
For over a hundred thousand years or so all of us were hunter/ gatherers. We moved from one camp to the next as the resources ran out. As we ate all the bunnies and deer as well as all of the nuts and berries, it was necessary to move many miles to the next good hunting and gathering location.
Food resources were scarce. The available food would only support a limited number of people.
The genetic value of adults was based on their ability to ensure the survival of the young. When one reached the age of a grandparent (40 or 50 in those days) one became less valuable to the family group. Traveling 30 or 40 miles to the next good hunting location became very difficult for older members of the group. Death by natural causes at 50 was a better alternative to being left behind to die of starvation.
I've read one account of pioneers finding an old Indian in Death Valley that had been left behind by his family because he could no longer make the journey. They did what they could for him, but they had to leave him behind, as well.