design argument

what type of argument is it

a-posteriori, inductive

Who proposed the fifth way

Thomas Aquinas

What is the Fifth Way

nature has an order and a purpose to it therefore a higher power must control it

what is an example of the Fifth Way in nature

sun rises and sets with regularity, therefore is orchestrated with a higher power

Who proposed the Watchmaker analogy

William Paley

What is the watchmaker analogy

If you find a watch on a heath alone, you do not assume it has just appeared there - due to its complexity you know there is a designer - it is too complex to be a coincidence

Who proposed the anthropic and aesthetic argument

Tennant

What is the anthropic argument

human life could not flourish if it was any different, the conditions are perfect and the world has been designed for our benefit

What is the aesthetic argument

The world is too beautiful and this beauty has no function therefore god designed it to be pleasing hw

Who bases their arguments on probability

Swinburne

How does the probability argument work

regularity cannot be a coincidence, the simplest argument (god) can be the correct one

What are some of hume’s arguments

order does not necessarily mean design, we cannot state this world is well ordered as we have no other worlds to compare to, the designer may not be a god or the abrahamic one

What theory did Darwin propose

Theory of Evolution = human species has evolved over time, God did not create life, creatures adapt due to environment

What did Dawkins think

believes religion is an excuse not to investigate scientifically - purpose is not gradual

What was the Blind Watchmaker theory

The only watchmaker is nature, natural selection is blind and unconscious, it has no purpose

What was John Stuart-Mills argument

cruelty is nature, if the world was deliberately designed by God it was not a loving God