design argument

Key scholars

Paley

David Hume

Key ideas

The universe shows order, complexity, and purpose

Paleys watchmaker design

Hume argued that’s its not necessarily designed by god

Strength

Complexity of nature may suggest an intelligent designer

Based on observations of the natural world

Weaknesses

Hume argued that the universe in not like a human made machine

If everything has a designer than who designed God?

Does it work as proff?

Suggest that god might exist but it does not prove it

What value does it have for religious faith

It can strengthen believers faith by suggesting that god created the universe