Hard to dismiss VITALISM and DESIGN and PURPOSE in Nature as just Medieval ignorance

Viewing this remarkable COMING TO LIFE film of just a primitive salamander I find it hard to dismiss VITALISM and DESIGN and PURPOSE in Nature as just Medieval ignorance .

I was informed as a 12 year old in the late 1950s that the discovery of the DNA molecule was the " secret of LIFE " . DNA was a real breakthrough in understanding the REPRODUCTION of living things .

But our modern Dr. Frankensteins should look for the secret of life elsewhere. To what degree does the human mind , the soul, transcend biochemical process ? I don't know but what that Time Magazine cover " Is God Dead " asked in 1968 is still an honest question in contrast to the nihilistic " God IS dead ". ALL life is precious despite Darwinian " struggle for existence ". People are not dumb to see their beloved pets, mostly cats and dogs , as part of THE FAMILY . " Reverence for Life " ( Dr. Schweitzer ) is good advice- even when we enjoy our meals.

See a salamander grow from shapeless blob