Paper 1: philosophy and religion and ethics - design argument key terms

teleological

Telos in Greek means 'end' or 'purpose'

analogy

A comparison between two ideas or objects to infer something.

premise

A point made in an argument.

anthropomorphism

Reducing God to human form by applying human terms to Him.

A Posteriori

These arguments depend on some kind of sense experienced evidence (empirical evidence) to support them.

Inductive

The conclusion of the argument is based on the balance of probability the conclusion is only likely, it's not a certainty).

synthetic

We need more than logic to know whether or not it is true - we also need experience: 'The corner shop sells newspaper'. ( the meaning is given with reference to external facts rather than being contained within the definition of the terms/arguments).

Empirical Evidence

Evidence that is gathered using the senses