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The Teleological Argument - Coggle Diagram
The Teleological Argument
a posteriori
inductive
'telos' = end/purpose/goal
'the universe is religiously ambiguous, it evokes and sustains religious as well as non-religious responses' - John Hick
Kant
Noumenal = reality as it really is
Phenomenal = reality as it comes to us through our senses
design qua purpose = designed in such a way to fulfil a purpose
design qua regularity = behaves accordingly to natural laws which means it has a regular fashion
analogy
Aquinas
arrow and archer
arrow only reaches target through intelligence of archer
'similar effects have similar causes'
Paley
watch maker
intricate
wouldn't assume it was chance
Swinburne
regularities of co-presence
regularities of succession
'the universe might naturally have been chaotic, but it is not - it is very orderly'
The Anthropic Principle
world designed specifically for development of human life
Arthur Brown - Ozone Layer
F.R Tennant
The Aesthetic Principle
F.R Tennant
ability to appreciate beauty is not essential
'nature is not just beautiful in places; it is saturated with beauty'