Teleological Argument

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  • Created on: 10-05-13 22:40

1. What is the famous analogy Paley uses?

  • The watch analogy- just as a watch must have a maker, the universe must have a creator
  • The stone analogy- so many layers of stones and different types cannot be here by chance
  • The field analogy- a field which provides a home to so many animals must be created by a God
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2. Why does Dawkins reject guided evolution?

  • God must be rejected on all and any grounds if modern society is to function.
  • It implies creation has a purpose, but the 'selfish gene' implies otherwise.
  • God must be corrupt if he has guided the world to what it is today.

3. What does Ridley add to the 'selfish gene' concept?

  • We have learnt to over-ride it in order to act morally.
  • Our genes are becoming more selfish as humans become more intelligent.
  • He just supports the view.

4. What was Philo's second argument?

  • The universe is a brute fact not worth questioning.
  • The order of the world implies either design or chance, that latter is equally plauible.
  • The world must have had a beginning because infinite regression is impossible.

5. How does evolution challenge that traditional anthropocentric view of the world?

  • Same level as animals, not "of their own kind" and not "in the image of God". We will go extinct and haven't always been here.
  • Makes Jesus irrelevant because the Genesis creation story is disproven
  • The earth is not the centre of the universe,
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