strengths of PDA : (hume)

Question 1

1. P may be correct it’s the omnipotent God of CT bc its the most simple answer

Answer 1

• ocam’s razor
• Rich Swinburne ( against H ) : existence of an omnipotent God is a BETTER + SIMPLER EXPLANATION bc ‘ simplicity is always best evidence for truth ‘

Question 2

2. evil may be avoidable, in order 4 God to bring abt. good !

Answer 2

many ways 2 support this : many possibilities 2 why God allows exists

1. FREE WILL DEFENCE : have freedom 2 choose between highest evil + good means such goodness + evil must exist in the world .
2. PROCESS THEOLOGY : God = omni benevolent NOT omnipotent

Question 3

3. evolution doesn’t destroy DA bc evolution doesn’t explain itself + compatible w/ belief in God anyway

Answer 3

RS : evolution explains nada bc it’s regulated by laws of sciences
but WHERE do these laws come from ? RS = GOD

Question 4

4. P draws conclusion that God = metaphysical + transcendent

Answer 4

• cannot be anthropomorphic

- would be virtually impossible to complete such a feat from inside anyways

Question 5

5. P’s argument : nature shows intention = EVEN STRONGER when backed by Anthropomorphic Principle

Answer 5

• AP : relating 2 humans / 30 + boundary conditions which will need fine tuning ( stickiness of gravity / expansion of Big Bang )
• odds needed for boundary conditions to be EXACTLY SO = massive / so if this IS only universe, summat MUST have designed it 2 bring abt. intelligent beings such as ourselves

Question 6

6. Its v simple : a simple inductive argument

Answer 6

• arguments = inductive ( based on sense experience )

- what we observe is the appearance of design