Arguments based on observation (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Teleological argument also known as
Teleological argument also known as
Argument from design
Meaning of Greek word 'telos'
Meaning of Greek word 'telos'
End or purpose
Teleological argument: type of knowledge (observation-based)
Teleological argument: type of knowledge (observation-based)
A posteriori
Teleological argument: type (conclusion probable not certain)
Teleological argument: type (conclusion probable not certain)
Inductive argument
Aquinas: what designed things must have
Aquinas: what designed things must have
A designer (God)
Aquinas' archer and arrow analogy shows
Aquinas' archer and arrow analogy shows
Everything needs to be guided (like arrow needs archer)
Paley's watch analogy: watch complexity proves need for
Paley's watch analogy: watch complexity proves need for
Watchmaker
Paley: examples of purpose in nature (3 body parts)
Paley: examples of purpose in nature (3 body parts)
Eye, wings, fins/gills
Design qua Purpose means
Design qua Purpose means
Universe designed to fulfil a purpose
Design qua Regularity means
Design qua Regularity means
Universe behaves according to order
Paley: Newton's laws prove what in universe
Paley: Newton's laws prove what in universe
Routine and order
Hume criticism: universe/watch analogy is
Hume criticism: universe/watch analogy is
Radically disanalogous
Hume: order could suggest not one God but
Hume: order could suggest not one God but
Committee of Gods
Darwin: order in nature result of what not design
Darwin: order in nature result of what not design
Natural selection
Dawkins' book title about teleological argument
Dawkins' book title about teleological argument
The Blind Watchmaker