A posteriori argument and looks at the world around us and attempts to use
William Paley explains how everything is designed for a reason
Anything that is designed must have a designer
A watch: complex: intricate: all parts work together in order to reach its purpose: if any parts were shaped differently it wouldn't work
Paley stated the same design concept is evident in the natural world e.g human eye
The whole of nature needs the grandest of designers
The Universe is extremely complex, for example, the regularity of it
This is evidence of God
Aquinas- Summa Theologica
Intelligent being required to direct world to its end purpose
E.g. an arrow can't reach its target without a skilled archer
Therefore, there must be an intelligent being that directs unintelligent things to their end/purpose. This is God
Strengths:
Continues to appeal to philosophers and the wider public. Its truth or falsity has never been demonstrated in such a manner as to end philosophical debate
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