Paleys teleological argument for the existence of God consisted of a famous analogy of an old fashioned mechanical watch,
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glennyboy (student)
a) Explain Paley’s Teleological Argument Paley’s teleological argument for the existence of God consisted of a famous analogy of an ‘old fashioned’ mechanical watch, with a complex movement of cogs, wheels and springs, rather than the modern quartz watch. Paley said that it is not rational to presume that a watch would appear without the agency of a watchmaker (in this instance). The same scheme is suggesting that a universe can not materialize without an agency such as God. This argument could very well