Teleological argument AO1

Question 1

Brief overview

Answer 1

The argument for the existence of God from the evidence of order and design in nature

Question 2

3 premises

Answer 2

P1= the world contains order, regularity, purpose and beauty
P2=By looking at an object containing these properties, we may infer that it was designed
P3=The world is an object containing the properties in premise 1
Conclusion= the world was designed, this designer we call God

Question 3

Aquinas

Answer 3

• intelligent objects can be aimed towards a goal with the guided presence of an intelligent being
• arrow only hits goal because of an archer
• this intelligent being is God, highlights design qua purpose as it shows the universe has goal that is enabled by God

Question 4

William Paley

Answer 4

• finds a watch upon a heath, has several complexities that are put together for a purpose clear of design
• just like a watch, the human body and world are so complex, which implies that there has been a divine intelligence coordinating it
• We don’t have to have seen the watch to conclude this
• The watch does not have to work perfectly for us to still realise that is has been designed