Understanding the Design Argument

What does Paley use to illustrate the complexity of the world?

• A telescope

• A watch

• A clock

• A computer

According to Paley, what aspect of the world indicates a designer?

• Its chaos

• Its simplicity

• Its small size

• Its complexity

What do atheists argue about the world's design?

• It is too simple

• It is flawed due to natural disasters

• It is self-created

• It is too perfect

Why might God have created an imperfect world, according to some religious views?

• To make life easy

• To test humanity

• Because he made a mistake

• To end the world quickly

Who do some believe was behind the creation of science?

• God

• Aliens

• Random chance

• Humans alone

What does the belief in God provide that science does not, according to some religious people?

• When the world will end

• How to create things

• Why the world exists

• How things work

How does the design argument suggest God's existence?

• Through scientific laws

• Through the world's beauty and complexity

• Through historical texts

• Through the world's chaos

What is one way Catholics might respond to the argument that the world is not perfectly designed?

• Agreeing with the critics

• Denying imperfections

• The imperfections test our faith and make it stronger

• Claiming no imperfections exist

What role does God play in the laws of nature, according to some Christians?

• No role

• Destroyer of the laws

• Creator of the laws

• Merely an observer

Why do some argue that science alone cannot explain the existence of the world?

• It only explains how, not why

• It does not involve mathematics

• Scientists do not agree

• It is always changing