3 1.3 - The Argument from Design

Question 1

Who came up with the argument from design?

Answer 1

William Paley

Question 2

Describe what the argument from design is? (4)

Answer 2

• Anything that had been designed needs a designer
• Thee is plenty of evidence that suggests the world has been designed
• If the world has been designed, the world must have a designer
• The only possible designer of the world is God so God must exist

Question 3

How does the argument from design prove God’s existence? (3)

Answer 3

• There is plenty of evidence to suggest the world has been designed
• If something has been designed it must have a designer
• Only God could design something as wonderful as the universe

Question 4

How doesn’t the argument from design prove God’s existence? (4)

Answer 4

• No designer would have created bad things
• Science can explain the appearance of design without God
• Cannot explain dinosaurs
• Only proves the existence of a designer, doesn’t have to be God