Paley Flashcards
1
Q
Parleys machine quote
A
The world is like a well oiled machine
2
Q
What’s an inference
A
Making conclusions from what’s known or true
3
Q
Who was paley
A
An English philosopher
4
Q
Paleys argument
A
-imagine coming across a rock, you think nothing of it
-if u come across a watch tho,it has properties of design
- same could be said with eye
God designed it an the world
5
Q
Criticism on paley argument
A
He anthropomorphised god which limits god
6
Q
What’s everything got
A
Order and purpose
Suggestive of a designer
7
Q
What’s paley believe the world exists for
A
Human purpose
8
Q
Paley uses analogies.. so
A
So at the end of the day it don’t prove nothin
9
Q
Does paley got a confirmation bias
A
Yes as he leaps an says god designed it
