Most "intellectuals" will counter with "Well who made God" if you use the argument that this universe and everything in it didn't all just create itself/randomly happen.
These people would typically acknowledge that they'd never expect a tornado to rip through a junkyard and randomly assemble a perfect Boeing 747 (which is FAR less complex than a gazillion other organisms), but they'll counter with the seemingly logical "Who made God?
3 minutes — best answer I've ever heard.
I've heard it answered this way-ish before–just never articulated this well.