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THE DESIGN ARGUEMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD - TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT -…
THE DESIGN ARGUEMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD - TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
Key Terms - Analogy
A inference where information/meaning is transferred from one subject to antoher based on similarities/comparison
Key Terms - A posteriori
Arguments which depend on sense experience - meaning behind/after sense experience
Key Terms - Inductive
Arguments which supply strong evidence (not absolute proof) for the truth of the conclusion
Inductive arguments are probabilistic
Key Terms - Natural Theology
View that questions about God's existence, nature + attributes can be answered by using observations of nature in accordance with reason, science + history
Key Terms - Inference
A conclusion reached through evidence + reasoning
Key Terms - Teleological
Telos in Greek means end/purpose
The teleological argument seeks to show that we can perceive evidence of deliberate design in the natural world
Key Terms - Omnipotent
All-powerful, an attribute of God
Key Terms - Omnibenevolent
All-loving, an attribute of God
Key Terms - Anthropomorphism
Attributing human form/ideas to beings other than humans, such as onto God
Key Terms - Anthropic Principle
The belief that the boundary conditions of the universe had to be fine tuned by God, otherwise intelligent life could never have developed
It is no accident that we are here