Essay plans

P: Hume’s argument from analogy fails due to the dissimilarity between manmade objects and the world weakening the analogy
E: Explain Hume’s argument
S: why does a dissimilarity pose an issue for the argument & how dissimilar- alive vs not, reproduction
O:Could be argued the analogy is still similar enough
R: furthermore, the same thing can have different causes e.g. smoke- produced by dry ice and fire

P:Paleys argument proves the existence of a god would explain the organisation within the universe but fails to reassure that this is the best explanation - evolution
E: Explain Paley’s argument and the objection
S: why does the objection pose an issue
O: How does evolution occur- god made it
R: Ockham’s razor suggests that we should favour simpler explanations without unnecessary assumptions, which challenges Paley's assertion

P:Swinburnes argument is stronger due to the use of temporal order but still fails to explain why a designer is a better reason for temporal order and the laws of nature than the multiverse theory- an approach made weaker by the need to prove that the designer is god
E:explain Swinburn’s argument and the objection
S:Why is the objection an issue
O: No evidence for a multiverse
R: Also no evidence against but we do have evidence against God (evil)