Teleological Argument and intro
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- Created on: 15-02-17 13:06
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- Introduction to arguments based on observation
- Teleological arguments demonstrate that there is a designer
- The purposeful features of the world would not be so complex unless there was a divine intelligence who designed those features
- Cosmological Arguments ask 'why is there something rather than nothing
- The existence of the universe requires an explanation and God is this
- Natural Theology is the name given to demonstrate the existence of God using human REASON
- It contrasts with 'revealed theology'
- A reflection on the content what is shown to humanity by God
- Can give people truths they could never work out themsleves
- eg truths about life after death
- Can reassure people that their beliefs make sense
- And can give them logical reasons to support their faith
- It contrasts with 'revealed theology'
- Natural theology seeks existence of God through observing the world around us- MUST BE A DESIGNER
- Plants and animals have special features to suit their environments
- beauty of the world
- vitality and movement in the world (life giving god)
- Purpose of humans
- Against Natural Theology
- Scientific explanations of the working world rather than assuming that it all comes form the agency of God
- Suffering and Hardships (not everyone sees a beautiful world)
- Others believe that we can only gain knowledge about God when he reveals it to us, our reasoning is not up to the task
- Teleological arguments for the existence of God are usually known as 'design arguments'
- Telos
- This argument looks at the end results to draw conclusions
- When we look at the world we see examples of order, beauty, purpose and complexity
- These things cant arrive due to chance
- Must be a designer who designed the world to be this way
- These things cant arrive due to chance
- Teleological arguments demonstrate that there is a designer
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