# The Genetic Code and Universal Common Ancestry

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**Created:** [March 23, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-code-and-universal-common-ancestry/5514 "2019-03-23T20:27:07Z")\
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> [@Krauze](#):
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> > We also infer non-human design all the time too.
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> Can you elaborate on this?

Animals design things too. We infer creaturely design all the time.

SETI seeks to infer the design of hypothetical creatures. Incidentally, they also have an excellent track record of avoiding false positives (unlike ID).

We do not infer divine design because God is not susceptible to scientific inquiry.

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