The Strength of the Teological Argument due to Science
Science does give us more and more information about the universe, but
it doesn’t believe in God or god as the designer of the universe as
there is no scientific evidence for the existent of God. But learning
more about the universe does show us that there is an order in the
universe, which strengthens the teological argument.
The Design argument is a theory based on the idea that everything in
the Universe is ordered. It is also known as the Teological argument,
derived from the Greek word "telos" meaning "end" or "purpose." The
basic and fundamental proposal of the design argument is that because
of the apparent order that is present in the Universe and on earth, we
must conclude that there is an element of design involved. To design
something, it is logical to think that there must be a designer. This
designer is God. The idea of God being the designer of the universe in
this teological argument is something that hasn’t been scientifically
proven therefore science disagrees with the idea.
The design argument is spilt into two parts; design qua regularity and
design qua purpose. Design qua regularity argues that the order and
regularity evident in the universe is proof of a designer. For example
a formal garden shows evidence of a Gardner because of its order- the
way it has been weeded and the way the flowers have been arranged.
There is also order and regularity in the universe, for example the
way the different planets rotate. Philosophers say this proves that it
cannot have been just random chance.
Design qua purpose looks at the evidence of design in terms of how all
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... to change your beliefs. I.e. it
won't convince an atheist. However, the idea of the universe just
being here, a brute fact, a product of blind chance and nothing more
is a personally unsatisfactory one due to the extraordinary nature of
the universe and so whist the Design Argument may not conclusively
prove the existence of God it suggests that the existence of a
Designer, who we know as God, is a more probable likelihood than not.
Science shows the design of the universe. Science strengthens the
design argument as it shows us more and more information about the
universe. Therefore there is even more reason for believing that there
was and is a designer who planned and created the universe. But there
is no proof that the designer is
God.
However, David Hume, succeeds in objecting this argument by claiming that the experience is a necessary factor for understanding the creation of the universe. Lastly, I argued that Paley’s argument was not sufficient for proving God’s existence with the argument by design because we cannot assume the world will comply and work the way we wish
The claims of rationality and the so-called scientific approach of the atheists and agnostics have been debunked. In the coming pages we shall see that both in the creation of the universe, in things created within the universe and in the creation of living beings, an intelligently designed process is going on, and we shall demonstrate that the objections of agnostics and skeptics to this assertion are merely delusions.
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...onversation among three individuals who have different beliefs. The aspect of the argument of design is an important one because it sheds light on Hume’s belief once Philo and Demea prove that the argument is weak. Cleanthes’ argument is an a posteriori argument (or empirical argument), which is an argument that solely relies on past experience and reason rather than faith or nature. Cleanthes tried to prove God’s nature through “past experience,” but because God is a deity and is not able to be seen, it is impossible to base his nature on past experience. His argument is certainly not believable, but Philo and Demea’s criticisms make sense and prove that the argument is weak. Since religion is so complex, there are bound to be things that are not going to be answered, including God’s nature. Hume’s Dialogues makes this evident and provides more food for thought.
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