Teleological Argument

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Who said "this proof always deserves to be mentioned with respect. It is the oldest, the clearest;and the most accordant with the common reason of mankind"
Kant
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who created the archer and the arrow analogy?
Aquinas
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who put forward the argument that god created evil and suffering for a purpose?
Mill
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which scholar came up with the aesthetic and anthropic principles?
Tennant
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What type of argument did Hume refer to the teleological as?
Polytheism
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Who recognises that science can favourably work with religious belief - even science cannot explain the cause of the big bang but believe it is God?
Swinburne
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Who accuses God of being 'an infant deity that has abandoned his work'?
Mill
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Who used the ozone layer as evidence of design?
Arthur Brown
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Who develops the theory of evolution with the evidence of the panda's thumb?
Gould
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Which aspect argued that the universe was created by a group of Gods - making ideas more complicated, increasing the chance of having inconsistness + ambiguities
Ockam's Razor
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How many criticisms did Hume come up with?
7
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Who influenced Aquinas into developing the teleological argument
Aristotle
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Name a criticism of Hume
Fallacy of Composition
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Name a contemporary scientist who supported the argument?
Davies
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Who came up with the idea of God as a conductor?
Polkinghorne
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