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DA Flashcards

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A POSTERIORI

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EVIDENCE BASED ON OUR EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF THE WORLD

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the DA is..

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A posteriori
telelogical argument
used to explain god existence

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DA focuses on..

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Order
purpose
benefit
appearance

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St Thomas Aquinas

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Suma Theologica 
5 Ways
Order and Purpose
e.g tree
intelligent design but unintellignet organism = GOD
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5
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Aquinas quote

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DESIGNEDLY NOT FORTUITOUSLY

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Paley

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Natural Theology
stone = simple
watch = complex = watchmaker
universe = complex = designer = GOD

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7
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Tennant

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1866 - 1957
Philosophical theology
AESTHETIC
ANTHROPIC

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Swinburne

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Existence of God
1934  current
world is perfect for us living because
1. miracles
2. religious experience
3. moral good
4. history
5. the universe existence
6. Consciousness
7. Order
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Kant

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AGAINST AQUINAS
we see design because we wqant to see design.
cant use conclusions that go beyond our observsation

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Hume

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Scottish Atheist
AGAINST PALEY
1. Anthromorphism
2. Dont have other comparison universe
3. Unsound Analogy
4. Poor design due to sufferring
5. outside experience
6. cuts gods powers
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Charles Darwin

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Means of Natural Selection

  • life developed through evolution
  • things adapt through natural selection
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Richard Dawkins

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Blind Watchmaker
Design doesnt show purpose
Universe evolved through chance

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John Mill

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Yes theres intelligent design but there are imperfections in nature and nature takes lifes

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Strengths

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  1. Stood test of time
  2. provides explanation
  3. science and religion
  4. is accesible through analogy
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Weaknesses

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  1. not proof
  2. other explanations
  3. anthromorphism
  4. unsound analogy
  5. imperfect universe
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Darwin quote steve Jones

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We are a series of succesful mistakes

17
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Tennant quote

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Nature is not just beautiful in places it is saturated with beauty

18
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Hume quote infering

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Similar effects dont infer like causes

19
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Hume quote deity

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the WORLD IS VERY FAULTY AND IMPORTANT IT IS ONLY THE WORK OF SOME INFERIOR DEITY

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Kant quote

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Design is a trap

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