Design argument

What is the philosophical categorization of the argument?

• A posteriori and deductive

• A priori and deductive

• A posteriori and inductive

• A priori and inductive

How does the design argument prove god?

• Order and purpose in the universe show the universe was more likely to have been created by an intelligent being.

• Order and purpose in the universe show the universe was unlikely to have been created by an intelligent being.

• Order and purpose in the universe show the universe was more likely to have been created by chance.

• Order and purpose in the universe show the universe was more likely to have been created by a Big Bang.

What is paley’s analogy of the watch?

• If you walked upon a heath and found a watch, you would not question how it got there, but if you found a rock, you would question how it got there as it is designed and has a purpose.

• If you walked upon a heath and found a rock, you would not question how it got there, but if you found a watch, you would question how it got there as it is designed and has a purpose.

The watch analogy proves—in the same way the watch has purpose, things within the universe appear to have purpose and—in the same way that the watch has regular mechanisms and workings, the universe appears regular and ordered. The watch has a watchmaker, so the universe must have a universe maker- god.

(a)  

What is aquinas’ fifth way?

• The grand designer- in the universe unintelligent life seems to move toward some sort of end goal (an acorn will never grow into an oak) and this couldn’t happen without an intelligent designer to move things from their state of potentiality to actuality.

• The grand designer- in the universe unintelligent life seems to move toward some sort of end goal (an acorn will always grow into an oak) and this could happen without an intelligent designer to move things from their state of potentiality to actuality.

• The grand designer- in the universe unintelligent life seems to move toward some sort of end goal (an acorn will always grow into an oak) and this couldn’t happen without an intelligent designer to move things from their state of potentiality to actuality.

• The grand designer- in the universe intelligent life seems to move toward some sort of end goal (an acorn will always grow into an oak) and this couldn’t happen without an intelligent designer to move things from their state of potentiality to actuality.

Aquinas uses the analogy of the—, without the—to guide it toward its target, the—is just a piece of wood. The same is true for unintelligent life and god.

(a)  

Which of these is not one of Hume’s criticisms from dialogues on natural religion?

• You can know nothing about cause from effect, just because things in the universe were designed, does not mean the universe was designed.

• Analogies are stronger the more alike two things are, the world and watch are not alike and it would be better to compare the universe to something else natural like a carrot.

• We have experience of universes being made, but not of watches, so can say nothing meaningful about it.

• Like causes create like effects, would it not be more logical to posit a male and female creator god?

How does Swinburne argue from design?

• Using Ockham’s knife he argues from probability, when combined with the other arguments for god’s existence, the design argument significantly raises its likelihood.

• Using Ockham’s fork he argues from probability, when combined with the other arguments for god’s existence, the design argument significantly raises its likelihood.

• Using Ockham’s razor he argues from design, when combined with the other arguments for god’s existence, the design argument significantly raises its likelihood.

• Using Ockham’s razor he argues from probability, when combined with the other arguments for god’s existence, the design argument significantly raises its likelihood.

Explain regularities of co presence

• For evolution to occur, it must follow particular laws. To survive, organisms must exhibit spatial order. Nature acts as a human making machine, we in turn make machines that make more machines. In the same way that there is a creator of machines, there is a creator of nature- god.

• There is temporal order in the world, the laws of nature are so absolute that we can use them to predict the future. 2. The best explanation for this is an intelligent designer, human consciousness, intelligence and questioning are best explained by a god who created us with free will though a long process of evolution.

Explain regularities of succession

• There is no temporal order in the world, laws of nature are so absolute we can use them to predict the future. The best explanation for this is an intelligent designer who created us with free will though a long process of evolution.

• There is temporal order in the world, laws of nature are so absolute we can use them to predict the future. The best explanation for this is an intelligent designer who created us with free will though a long process of evolution.

• 1. Swinburne accepts evolution as the cause of complexity in the world, but argues that it follows particular laws to take place. 2. To survive, organisms have to not exhibit spatial order. 3. Nature acts as a human making machine, we in turn produce machines that produce more machines. 4. In the same way that there is a creator of machines, there is a creator of nature- god.

• 1. Swinburne accepts evolution as the cause of complexity in the world, but argues that it follows particular laws to take place. 2. To survive, organisms have to exhibit spatial order. 3. Nature acts as a human making machine, we in turn produce machines that produce more machines. 4. In the same way that there is a creator of machines, there is a creator of nature- god.