The teleological argument for the existence of God

Many Christian philosophers believe that God's invisible qualities are evident in the world he created because of the passage from Romans 1:19-20 in the New Testament. What does this passage say are God's invisible qualities?

• eternal power and divine nature

• eternal love and absolute power

• eternal peace and love

• eternal wisdom and joy

Which term refers to arguments for God's existence based on observation of the created world?

• a priori

• analytic

• a posteriori

• rational

The word 'teleological' comes from the Greek word 'Telos' which means...

• Time

• Universe

• Victory

• End or Goal

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274AD) argued that God-given reason would lead us to acknowledge the existence of the God who was revealed through the Scriptures. He famously put forward his ________ Ways of proving God's existence

• Many

• Seven

• Three

• Five

Aquinas' design argument is entitled...

• From the governance of the world

• From Causation

• From Movement

• From the Nature of God

Aquinas' argued that natural bodies act towards a goal (telos) and that "whatever lacks knowledge cannot move towards an end, unless it is directed by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence; as the ________ is directed by the _________.

• Horse is directed by the Chariot

• Watch is directed by the Watchmaker

• Ball is directed by the Striker

• Arrow is directed by the Archer

William Paley (1743-1805) presented the most famous form of the design argument in his book...

• Revealed Theology

• Special Revelation

• Summa Theologica

• Natural Theology

William Paley (1743-1805) invites his reader to consider walking across a heath and coming across a __________

• Telescope

• Watch

• Stethoscope

• Finch

William Paley (1743-1805) argued that objects in nature are analogous to machines because they, like machines, contain __________, ______________ and ____________

• Cause, Change, Effect

• Potentiality, Actuality, Pure Actuality

• Order, Complexity, Purpose

• Beauty, Intelligence, Knowledge

In order to expose the flaws in arguments from observation, and to perhaps hide his personal views, the empirical philosopher David Hume wrote in the form of...

• Monologue

• Poetry

• Song

• Dialogue