Teleological argument
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- Teleological/ Design argument
- Kant
- No order in the universe, just perceived order.
- We look for order e.g. constellations in stars.
- No order in the universe, just perceived order.
- Paley
- what if watch goes wrong?
- Doesn't matter is watch goes wrong, the watches existence means that it was designed for its purpose.
- Can't compare watch to world - machine, can't evolve.
- what if watch goes wrong?
- Stuart Mill
- There is evil in the world, how could an all loving God have designed this.
- Darwin
- Things evolve and adapt - not initial perfect design.
- BUT - maybe God is even more powerful than we thought to design things with the ability to evolve.
- Things evolve and adapt - not initial perfect design.
- Swineburne
- We should assume one God unless proof of more.
- If no design, we would net exist to be able to see it.
- Tennant
- Anthropic Principle - human centred.
- Environments are so precise - If elements were different - life would not exist.
- The perfect environment only applies to Earth - not the universe as a whole.
- The world is changing but we still survive. - maybe uninhabited galaxies are still eveolving - maybe that is why there are imperfections in our world.
- Anthropic Principle - human centred.
- Kant
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