Prelim Revision Telelogical Flashcards
Reasons for
Anthropic/ Goldilocks argument
Complexity in nature
Gods qualities
Paleys watch
Reasons against
Analogical arguments are weak
Doesn’t prove god is designer
Evolution
Superfluous things
Anthropic argument
World is just right for survival
Suns distance from earth
Gods qualities
Eternal Benevolent Omniscient Omnipotent Omnipresent God is only possible designer because of power
Complexity in nature
Everything is too complex to be coincidental
Bucket orchid
Humming bird
Payleys watch
Anological argument
Compares and finds similarities
Watch and eye
Anological arguments are weak
More differences than similarities
Brain and computer
2 people
Doesn’t prove god is designer
Doesn’t prove god from bible exists
Designer could be evil or a team of people
Evolution
Instead of design it develops over time
Finches humans moths
Superfluous things
This is the sign of a bad designer
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