The Teleological Argument Evaluation Flashcards
All of these are from David Hume, he said we have no _ of world making, and our fallacy of composition makes us think just because humans design things, God does also in the same way
experience
Arguments from _ are weak, a machine isn’t similar enough to the world, we can say its more like a carrot than a watch even
analogy
Just because somethings have a designer doesn’t mean the world has a designer, this is _
fallacy of composition
Similar effects imply similar causes, The world isn’t _ so neither can God be as what is created must be in proportion to the creator
perfect
Analogy makes God more human than _, he could make mistakes which is a human quality
divine
Designers are caused, if the _ is followed, our designers are caused and therefore God must be also
analogy
Machines are usually a _ process, could there be more than one designer?
collaborative
One is guilty of _ meaning they make the designer more or less a human figure
anthropomorphism
It is very rare for a designer to succeed first time, is this a _ world?
draft
The _ makes us suspect the world was created by a God who lacked power/love, this could be a faulty world
problem of evil