>If it turns out the religious folks are right and humanity was a result of some grand cosmic designer

I am afraid you misunderstood. The designer is not some supreme being. In the context of my comment, the designer is a regular human. The term "designer" is not an absolute, it is a role. The designer is a human who devised a machine, algorithm, etc.

>We have adaptive code today

I am very well aware of that because I develop the algorithms. So I also know that while they are adaptive, their adaptability is limited within a closed system. The boundaries are implicitly set by the designer (ie. a programmer).