The Design Argument

The design argument is based upon what observation?

• the universe is profoundly organized, without which no life could emerge

• the universe is in a state of total disorder/chaos

• disorganization is the basic state of things

• sensory data provides no meaningful access to reality

One reason chance is a poor explanation of the ordered universe is

• anything that did happen had to happen

• the chances are so vastly remote as to compel(force) an alternative explanation

• whatever one thinks about reality is true of reality

• there is no possible alternative; God is the only possible answer

Teleological arguments always contain... (select all that apply)

• a priori claims

• empirical premises

• analytic premises

• a posteriori claims

What is it about the watch that demands explanation in a way a stone does not? Select all that apply.

• several parts which fit together

• several parts working to produce motion

• the intricate relation of several parts

• it looks like it's been designed

Paley uses the analogy of...

• a train

• a phone

• a shoe

• a watch

Paley's argument is...

• an inductive argument

• a deductive argument

An analogical argument...

• Compares two similar things to draw certain conclusions

• Compares two similar things to draw probable conclusions

• Compares two dissimilar things to draw certain conclusions

• Compares two dissimilar things to draw probable conclusions

Which examples does Paley use to support his argument?

• Bird wings, fish fins, human eye

• Fish fins, human eye, dragon eyes

• Dragon eyes, fish fins, flowers

• Bird fins, human wings and fish eyes

Paley's argument is...

• a priori

• a posteriori

a posteriori means...

• a concept cannot be known

• a concept is known on the basis of reasoning

• a concept is known on the basis of experience

• a concept if known through feeling