weakness of PDA : (hume)

Question 1

God of classic theism > cause than needed for design

Answer 1

world is flawed
flawed world = flawed designer
couldve been lesser / inexperienced / team / senile

Question 2

existence of evil is v powerful argument vs God’s omni traits ( God Paley argues for)

Answer 2

evil : on cosmic scale - supernova explosions large enough to wipe out civilisation if close to humans
-hard 2 accept + move on w/ massive evil in world despite existence of ‘God’

Question 3

Hume : Universe = vegetable > machine bc it grows itself ( evolution ) w/o need for creator // backed by TOE

Answer 3

evolution : shows that nature designs itself w/o need for a GOD

• Richard Dawkins : watchmaker = evolution > God / evolution = indifferent to our opinions abt such matters like stars etc etc
• universe has no designer , plan , purpose

Question 4

Hume : no experience in universe making / all our ideas abt creation + UM = anthropomorphic

Answer 4

• we lift own litd. human experience + impose on the universe ( despite our inexperience in said field)
• design in minds > not in world

Question 5

if nature can design self ( + support from TOE ) , hume = probably right in claiming wolrd can design self

Answer 5

multiverse theory : may be correct so many universes may appear ordered ( like ours ) but are not !