Theme C Design Argument Quiz

What does the Design argument use to help prove the existence of God?

• The complexity of the human mind

• The intricacy of the universe

• The diversity of languages

• The variety of cultures

Which analogy did William Paley use to explain the complexity of the universe?

• A clock

• A computer

• A watch

• A painting

What did Isaac Newton use as evidence of a designer?

• The complexity of DNA

• The design of the thumb

• The structure of the brain

• The formation of mountains

According to Thomas Aquinas, what must the order in the universe be attributed to?

• A random process

• An omnipotent designer

• Natural selection

• Human intervention

What does F.R. Tennant say about the universe?

• It is chaotic and unpredictable

• It works in just the right way for survival

• It is constantly changing

• It is simple and straightforward

What does the Muslim argument state about the universe?

• It is random and without purpose

• It is perfectly balanced and designed with purpose

• It is chaotic and disordered

• It is simple and easy to understand

What is one strength of the Design argument for the existence of God?

• Many examples of things on Earth only work if balanced correctly.

• Atheists argue that evolution can explain the universe.

• Why would an omnibenevolent designer create cancer?

• Who or what designed God?

What is one weakness of the Design argument according to atheists?

• Humans lack the ability to have created many things.

• We don’t need an omnipotent being to explain the universe.

• The first cause must be eternal.

• Everything in the universe has a cause.

What does the First Cause argument suggest about the universe?

• Everything in the universe is eternal.

• There must be a first cause for the universe's existence.

• The universe does not need a cause.

• The universe is self-sustaining.

According to Thomas Aquinas, what is the role of God in the First Cause argument?

• God is the uncaused causer of the universe.

• God is a part of the universe's natural order.

• God is not involved in the universe's existence.

• God is a secondary cause of the universe.