What are the strengths of the design argument? Comment on some of the criticisms raised against this argument
The Design Argument
What are the strengths of the design argument? Comment on some of the criticisms raised against this argument.
The design argument has been argued by many philosophers over hundreds of years. The design argument suggests that the world displays elements of design, with things being adapted towards some overall end or purpose and such design suggests that the world is the work of a designer - God. Two of the main philosophers to argue this point were Aquinas and Paley but many others since have tried to back these up with there own approaches for example Swinburne with the argument from probability. With all arguments there have been criticisms raised against it with Hume being the main one but others include the Epicurean Hypothesis, Darwin and Dawkins.
The main strengths are that it is a solid argument, based on experience that people can relate to, there being a huge chance that things were designed is a probable outcome, its logical, it makes sense and it is believable.
What are the strengths of the design argument? Comment on some of the criticisms raised against this argument.
The design argument has been argued by many philosophers over hundreds of years. The design argument suggests that the world displays elements of design, with things being adapted towards some overall end or purpose and such design suggests that the world is the work of a designer - God. Two of the main philosophers to argue this point were Aquinas and Paley but many others since have tried to back these up with there own approaches for example Swinburne with the argument from probability. With all arguments there have been criticisms raised against it with Hume being the main one but others include the Epicurean Hypothesis, Darwin and Dawkins.
The main strengths are that it is a solid argument, based on experience that people can relate to, there being a huge chance that things were designed is a probable outcome, its logical, it makes sense and it is believable.