DARWINIAN ANALOGY

Question 1

Basically, this argument says that after seeing a watch,
with all its intricate parts, which work together in a
precise fashion to keep time, one must deduce that this
piece of machinery has a creator, since it is far too
complex to have simply come into being by some other
means, such as evolution.*

Answer 1

WATCHMAKER ANALOGY

Question 2

PREMISES (WATCHMAKER ANALOGY)

Answer 2

1. Human artifacts are products of intelligent
   design; they have a purpose.
2. The universe resembles these human artifacts.
3. Therefore: It is probable that the universe is a
   product of intelligent design and has a
   purpose.
4. However, the universe is vastly more complex
   and gigantic than a human artifact is.

Question 3

CRITICISMS OF DAVID HUME FOR WATCHMAKER ANALOGY

Answer 3

1. The universe does not exhibit that much order
   as there are many indications of disorder
2. Argument from parts to whole is not valid
3. Analogy fails because there are no other
   universes to compare this one to
4. The argument does not prove the existence of
   only one such god
5. The argument does not prove that the creator
   is infinite