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SC Teleological Argument

A short revision exercise to test your knowledge of the 'argument from design'.

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Design 'qua' regularityorder and regularity in the universe suggests a designer.
Design 'qua' purposeThe way that the universe 'fits together' for a purpose suggests a designer.
Paley's watch on the heath......can be compared to the complex design of the universe.
St Thomas Aquinas compares the 'direction' of regularity to......an archer firing an arrow at a target.
Paley's argument from regularity.......is based on astronomy and the rotation of the planets.
Arthur BrownThe ozone layer as evidence of design.
The 'Antropic Principle' was developed by...F.R. Tennant
The 'Aesthetic Argument'The beauty of the universe suggests a designer
Natural selection gives a false impression of design in the universe.Richard Dawkins
David HumeComparing the universe to 'clockwork' is a bad analogy.
John Stuart MillThe problem of evil disproves the work of a benevolent designer.
Immanuel KantDesign argument assumes regularity, order and purpose in the universe.
The 'Anthropic Principle'......accepts evolution as a part of God's design.
'Qua' means..."Relating to"
'Anthropic' means..."Linked to the science and study of mankind"
The theory of evolutionCharles Darwin
EpicurusRandom particles stabilising suggests a designer
a posterioriknowledge that comes after experience
"Teleos"Greek: meaning 'end' or 'purpose'
Richard SwinburneIt is more 'probable' that the the universe is desgned than a chance event.


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