Philosophy: design strengths and key words
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- Created on: 15-09-21 22:21
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- Strengths
- Fred Hoyle's strength
- there is very little chance of evolution occurring
- Evolution is the same likelihood as a hurricane passing through a scrapyard and assembling a Boeing 747
- biologists say this isn't true
- Evidence
- empirical evidence
- seen in whale migratory patterns and sunflowers supports design
- a posteriori evidence
- seen in the bacterial flagellum which supports design
- inductive evidence
- it is likely there is a designer because of the fine tuning argument
- a delicate balance of conditions is required for life on earth
- a designer is the best explanation
- it is likely there is a designer because of the fine tuning argument
- empirical evidence
- Fred Hoyle's strength
- Key Words
- empirical
- known by the 5 senses
- eg The sky is blue
- known by the 5 senses
- a posteriori
- known after an event
- inductive argument
- if the premises are true, the conclusion is likely
- ie, the more evidence towards something, the more likely it will be to be true
- if the premises are true, the conclusion is likely
- empirical
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