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Teleological Arguments (Components of design argument (premises (includes…
Teleological Arguments
Telos
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"With such signs of forethought in the design of living creatures, can you doubt they are the work of choice or design" - Socrates - supporter of teleological argument
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Hume
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"A better analogy would be a vegetable or an inert animal - something which generates, self regulates and grows" - like the Universe
Epicurean Hypothesis - Given endless possible combinations, it is not surprising that at least one produces intelligent life, result of chance not design
Kant
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To make any statements about those things which are beyond those two worlds is to make statements that we cannot be certain about - humans have restricted experience
Mill
"Nearly all the things which men are hanged and imprisoned for are nature's everyday performances" - Nature is guilty of serious crimes that go unpunished
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If there was a God, God would punish the animals
Charles Darwin
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Response provoked outraged response from the Church of England because it contradicted the belief in divine creation
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