Megan's Mind map for design argument

Intoruction
1. Greek word 'telos' meaning order or purpose
2. a posteriori argument
3. Prove the existence of God through evidence of desgin
4. no defiinitive prove that God exists
INTODUCTION
1. Greek word telos meaning oder or purpose
2. a posteriori argument
3. no definitive prove that God exists
4. prove the existence of God through evidence of design
ANALOGY
1. William Paley-watch analogy 9design qua purpose)
2. Thomas Aquinas-bow
3. John Wisdom-Parable of the Gardener (design qua regularity)
4. Watch and watchmaker, word and worldmaker
SUITABILITY FOR LIFE AND BEAURY
1. Anthropic principle- 'dice is loaded'
2. asethetic principle
3. arthur bown-ozone layer
4. Tenant takes the findings of Darwin into account
INDUCTIVE
1. aim is to persuade
2. Genesis creation story
3. arguments for God only work if they are a posteriori
4. Aquinas 5 Ways
A POSTERIORI
1. concerned with our experiences of the world
2. design qua regularity; lacteal system of plants and animals
3. design qua purpose; order and regulairty evident in the word

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	Created by megs.grossman about 9 years ago