teleological argument

Question 1

evidence for evolution

Answer 1

comparative anatomy (skeletons)
fossil evidence
dna comparison
embryology ( shows similarities)

Question 2

argument against evolution

Answer 2

god put this process into action / created these things to be similar
embryology - far fetched / evidence is inconclusive/ could be anything

Question 3

aquinas 5th way

Answer 3

natural things move towards a certain telos
things act ‘always or nearly always’ to ‘obtain the best result’
things are unintelligent so cant have done this themselves therefore something must be leading them –> god

Question 4

archer and arrow

Answer 4

a thing cannot reliably move with purpose unless an intelligent being had that purpose in mind
and directed its behaviour
arrow still hits target even thought it had no idea

Question 5

god conclusion

Answer 5

god directs by creating natural laws to govern and regulate behaviour of objects
directs them to his desired telos

Question 6

summary 5th

Answer 6

behaviour is goal directed
cant direct themselves
someone mustve directed
thats god

Question 7

william paley

Answer 7

design argument
complexity of world suggests their mustve been a designer
designer god
watch maker

Question 8

paley quote

Answer 8

every manifestation of design which existed in the watch exists in the works of nature

Question 9

objections paley

Answer 9

hume- similarity of two effects doesnt mean similar causes
artefacts are mechanical universe is organic
universe not at all similar to a watch
completely out of our understanding
can see watchmaker make watch but not god make universe
even if there is a designer it may not be god
result of evolution

Question 10

swinburne

Answer 10

agreed with hume
design argument cannot prove designer has attributes of god of classical theism
humes points for type of designer are irrelevant to design arg

Question 11

dawkins

Answer 11

utility function
nature inherently evil
digger wasps