The Teleoological Argument

What is another name for the Teleological Argument?

• Ontological argument

• Cosmological argument

• Moral argument

• Design argument

Who presented the Teleological Argument as the fifth way of proving the existence of God?

• David Hume

• John Stuart Mill

• William Paley

• Saint Thomas Aquinas

What does the word 'teleological' emphasise?

• Chaotic

• Random

• End or purpose or goal

• Intelligent

According to Aquinas, what is the fundamental principle of the teleological argument?

• Randomness

• Purpose

• Intelligence

• Order

What analogy did William Paley use to argue for the existence of a designer?

• Watch

• Rock

• Tree

• Coin

According to Paley, what does the regularity of our universe indicate?

• Coincidence

• Randomness

• Intelligent design

• Chaos

What did David Hume argue against the teleological argument?

• The universe is too simple to have a designer

• The universe is too complex to have a designer

• The universe is too great to have a designer

• The universe is too cruel to have a designer

According to the theory of evolution, how did humans come to adapt to their environment?

• Through random chance

• Through natural selection

• Through conscious effort

• Through intelligent design

What did the author suggest as an alternative explanation for the intricate design and regularity of the universe?

• Intelligent design

• Random chance

• Conscious effort

• Natural selection

Who described the world as 'blind, pitiless indifference

• Aquinas

• Hume

• Darwin

• Dawkins