WorksheetsH RMPS Design Argument
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Teleological Argument was originally developed by...
Paley
Aquinas
Hume
Plato
The Teleological Argument was later developed by
Paley
Aquinas
Hume
Plato
Paley uses the analogy of...
a train
a phone
a shoe
a watch
Paley's argument is...
an inductive argument
a deductive argument
An analogical argument...
Compares two similar things to draw certain conclusions
Compares two similar things to draw probable conclusions
Compares two dissimilar things to draw certain conclusions
Compares two dissimilar things to draw probable conclusions
Which examples does Paley use to support his argument?
Bird wings, fish fins, human eye
Fish fins, human eye, dragon eyes
Dragon eyes, fish fins, flowers
Bird fins, human wings and fish eyes
What would happen if any part of the watch was different?
It wouldn't work
Nothing
It wouldn't fulfill its purpose
It would still work
We would think a watch was designed because...
We couldn't have made it
It's basic
We already know that it was
It's complex, intricate and has a purpose
Paley's argument is...
a priori
a posteriori
a posteriori means...
a concept cannot be known
a concept is known on the basis of reasoning
a concept is known on the basis of experience
a concept if known through feeling
William Paley wrote about which of these things in his argument for God?
An apple
A swan
A watch
A bicycle
Teleological arguments always contain... (select all that apply)
a priori claims
empirical premises
analytic premises
a posteriori claims
What is it about the watch that demands explanation in a way a stone does not? Select all that apply.
several parts which fit together
several parts working to produce motion
the intricate relation of several parts
it looks like it's been designed
Which examples does Paley use to support his argument?
Bird wings, fish fins, human eye
Fish fins, human eye, dragon eyes
Dragon eyes, fish fins, flowers
Bird fins, human wings and fish eyes
a priori means...
concepts cannot be known
a concept is known through experience
a concept is known or justified independent of any experience
a concept can be known through feeling
In which book did Paley present his argument?
Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Unnatural Theology
Natural Theology
Summa Theologica
In which book did Aquinas present his argument?
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Natural Theology
Dialogues Concerning God
Summa Theologica
What would happen if any part of the watch was different?
It wouldn't work
Nothing
It would fulfill its purpose
We would think a watch was designed because...
It's complex, intricate and has a purpose
Its parts have been randomly put together
It works through chance
Who did we talk about in relation to the design argument?
Plato
Socrates
William Paley
Aristotle
The design argument says that there must be a God because...
Things in the universe are complex, and designed for a purpose
There must be a first cause for everything in the universe
What analogy was used by William Paley to describe the design argument?
a watch
dominoes
WHAT IS THIS THE DEFINITION OF :(of a deity) all-loving, or infinitely good.
omnibenevolence
omnipotence
omnipresence
omniscience
WHAT IS THIS THE DEFINITION OF :(of a deity) having unlimited power.
omnibenevolence
omnipotence
omnipresence
omniscience
Who challenged the design argument with the theory of natural selection?
Darwin
Paley
Aquinas
Hume
Who challenged the design argument by saying there could have been many designers?
Darwin
Paley
Aquinas
Hume
What word/s best describes... " the eye"
mechanistic
organic
man made
mechanic
What was the name of Darwin's book?
The Origin of Evolution
The Theory of the Species
The Theory of Evolution
The Origin of the Species
True or False: Darwin lived at the same time as Paley
TRUE
FALSE
