Technical terms for Paley's Design Argument

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ANALOGY
An inference where information or meaning is transfered from one subject to another.
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ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE
The idea is a direct link between our observations of the universe and the boundary conditions which brought into our existence.
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ANTHROPOMORPHISM
Attributing human form or ideas to beings other than humans.
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A POSTERORI
Arguments which depend on the sense of experience.
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INDUCTIVE
Arguments which use reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion.
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NATURAL THEOLOGY
Questions about God's existence can be answered without reference to scripture by using reason, science, history and observation.
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PREMISE
A propostion that supports or helps to support a conclusion.
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Teleological
Telos in Greek means end or purpose.
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