what type of argument is the teleological argument?
a posteriori- based on evidence that we can see
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who first put forward the teleological argument?
St. Thomas Aquinas
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What was the book in which Aquinas wrote his 'ways'?
Summa Theologica
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Which 'way' was the teleological arg presented in?
the 5th way
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what was Aquinas' analogy of the arrow supposed to show?
The archer directs his arrow towards a target with knowledge of how to get it there. God directs the universe to its purpose, he has the knowledge to allow universe to fulfil purpose. God exists as intelligent being.
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In which book did Paley add to the teleological argument?
Natural Theology
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what did Paley mean by 'design qua purpose'?
everything has a purpose and some things are so intricate that they must have been designed to fulfil this purpose, there must be an intelligent designer, this being is God
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give an example of 'desgin qua purpose'
the human eye- so intricate must be designed by God (intelligent designer) to fulfil purpose
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what did Paley mean by 'design qua regularity'?
the universe appears to have order and regularity which implies an intelligent designer. God.
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give an example of design qua regularity
all planets rotate with purpose, seasons change for a reason and have order
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who supported the argument from beauty?
Tennant
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explain the argument from beauty
human ability to appreciate art/beauty has no evolutionary purpose so it must have been put there by God, therefore God exists.
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why did John Stuart Mill criticise the tele arg?
there is so much evil in the world that God cannot be benevolent. the suffering implies an incompetent designer "nature red in tooth and claw"
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How does Darwin's theory of evolution criticise the tele arg?
natural selection makes the world appear to have been designed
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How does Dawkins criticise the tele arg?
supports natural selection: we have developed to fit into the world
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How did Hume criticise the tele arg?
he said that you cant compare God to a watch maker- anthropomorphises God. We may experience the universe as ordered but how do we know it isn't chaos? Why did it have to be the Christian God?- why not many Gods? there are imperfections- bad designer
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