Design Argument Quiz 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyASAQA Created by: Julia GoldfinchCreated on: 05-05-13 18:59 Who put forward the analogy of a watch? William Paley 1 of 14 What is the aesthetics principle? (Tennant) beauty plays no part in our survival (suggests a personal designer) 2 of 14 What is the strong anthropic principle? (Tennant) the universe is specially constructed for intelligent life- minor changes in our universe and it would be lifeless and sterile 3 of 14 What does providential mean? (Swinburne) the universe provides all we need and more (goes beyond mere survival) 4 of 14 What is regularities of succession?(Swinburne) scientific laws can be observed and understood 5 of 14 What does Hume state about arguments from analogy for the existence of God? Weak because we are making conclusions about the universe by comparing something man-made to 'God's' creation 6 of 14 What is anthropomorphism? Giving God human attributes; limiting him 7 of 14 The existence of what two scientifically proved processes can be used to explain existence of design? Evolution and natural selection 8 of 14 What would Richard Dawkins state about the changes in the evolutionary process? That they are random and only give the appearance of design "evolution is blind" 9 of 14 What are Kants beliefs about order? Order is mind imposed 10 of 14 What would Hume state about the design argument? People are driven by their emotions, removes rationality 11 of 14 What is the dysteological argument? There is a considerable amount of disorder in the universe 12 of 14 What evidence is there that the argument has perennial appeal? Dates back to Plato and Socrates 13 of 14 David Hume Quote? "Design strikes even the most careless of thinkers" 14 of 14
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