Design

Question 1

What kind of argument is the design argument?

Answer 1

Teleological,empirical,a posteriori

Question 2

How did Aquinas contribute to the argument?

Answer 2

Teleological argument-summa theologica,five ways,fifth way/everything has order and purpose,irrational beings moving in a rational way towards an end goal,something endowed with knowledge could do this,beyond human power-God

Question 3

How did Paley contribute to the argument?

Answer 3

Analogical form-compared watch and universe,both have intricate parts with individuated purposes that work together to be able to function,we wouldn’t assume a watch came by chance and so we can’t assume the universe did. similar causes have similar effects.

Question 4

How did Tennant contribute to the argument?

Answer 4

Two principles: Aesthetic principle-the world holds more beauty than is necessary for survival. Superfluous beauty, God shows His love by making the universe so beautiful.
Anthropic principle-The universe has the perfect conditions for human life. It cannot be a coincidence that the conditions are ideal for us. if they were different,there would be no life.

Question 5

Criticisms of the DA-Hume

Answer 5

Hume- Unsound analogy,similar effects do not have similar causes the world is organic and watch is mechanistic. Incomparable concepts.

Question 6

Charles Darwin

Answer 6

Darwin-humans has developed over time to survive in the conditions of the universe. The universe did not develop for us,we did for the universe.

Question 7

Richard Dawkins

Answer 7

‘just lucky to be here’