Theme C

Question 1

Design argument

Answer 1

• the world seems fine tuned
• complex, it must have a designer
• powerful: must be God
• if anything was different, life might not exist

Question 2

William Paley’s watch analogy

Answer 2

• works efficiently, so there must be a designer
• intricate detail, like a watch

Question 3

problem of evil

Answer 3

• why is the world imperfect
• suffering that cannot be learned from
• theodicies to counteract this

Question 4

scientific theories on creation

Answer 4

• complexity of nature doesn’t need a designer, it’s a result of evolution
• possibility that the universe was created by chance and that

Question 5

miracles

Answer 5

extraordinary and welcome events of god answering prayers