DGE M1 Week 6

What does the Cosmological Argument suggest?

• The universe is an illusion

• Everything has a cause, and this leads back to God

• God designed the world to be beautiful

• God is a myth humans invented

Which philosopher is most closely linked to the Cosmological Argument?

• David Hume

• Bertrand Russell

• St. Thomas Aquinas

• Richard Swinburne

What is the key idea of the Teleological Argument?

• Everything happens by chance

• Nature proves that God doesn't exist

• The design and order of the world point to a designer

• Science explains everything already

Who famously criticised the Teleological Argument by comparing the universe to a cabbage or lettuce?

• St. Anselm

• Blaise Pascal

• William Paley

• David Hume

Why did David Hume criticise the Design Argument?

• He said the world is too perfect

• He argued the world is full of suffering and flaws

• He believed God designed the world

• He agreed it proved God exists

Which of the following is NOT an argument for God’s existence?

• Teleological

• Soteriological

• Cosmological

• Moral

Match the keyword to the corresponding picture.

• Cosmological argument

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• Revelation

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• Moral argument

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• Teleological argument

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• Evidence

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The cosmological argument, created by ​ (a)   , says that everything has a ​ (b)   . Paley argued that just like a ​ (c)   has a maker, so does the world. David Hume criticised the design argument by pointing out the amount of ​ (d)   in the world.​

• cause
• watch
• Aquinas
• suffering
• Anselm
• universe
• chaos
• effect

Put the parts of the teleological (design) argument into the correct order.

• Therefore, there must be a designer

• The world shows evidence of purpose

• Things with a purpose must have a designer

• The designer is God

• There is order and purpose in the world

Match the quote to the philosopher who said it.

• "The world is like a watch..."

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• "We can’t compare the universe to man-ma

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• "Everything must have a cause."

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• "It’s safer to believe in God than not."

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