Probably not the best place for this kind of comment… Also, like most analogies, this one leaks. Even if our species dies off, whatever discovers our remains h

Probably not the best place for this kind of comment… Also, like most analogies, this one leaks. Even if our species dies off, whatever discovers our remains has direct, tangible evidence to fall back on: the shoes were likely created by the creatures who have evidence of living on the same planet. I find good evidence for some kind of creator (Aquinas' "five ways" make a compelling case based purely on reason), but at the end of the day this tells us nothing about "intended purposes". At that point we are relying on fallible human interpretation, which history shows is a path fraught with dragons.