Dr. Thomas Package
PH 200
September 28, 2015
All life around us seems like it has patterns. Isn’t true? Throughout class we have discussed the outcomes of what or who God is or if he even exists. The design from argument theory suggests that everything is relevant and was produced by something greater than us. The Argument from Design tries to prove the existence of God by asserting the claim that in order for a design to exist there must have been a designer (God). The idea that everything has a purpose and is determined fails because it doesn’t prove that the living organisms have only one designer. Hume reflects upon Paleys argument and develops a counter argument which he suggests disproves the idea of one and only one …show more content…
As he continues, Paley comes upon a watch, he believes that watch must have a designer, if the watch replicates you would conclude the designer is somewhat better. Paley would begin to assume that it was not created by nature was designed and because its ability to replicate is extraordinary that it means that the creator is extraordinary. The watch can’t be reproduced and begins to replicate the conclusion Paley refers to is that the watch as an artifact not naturally occurring. Paley believes that evidence for his argument can be found in nature citing examples of animals, humans and …show more content…
This inference refers to the possibility that God is the designer and designed (humans, animals, plants) for a reason. To object his claim, if God is the perfect designer why would he design an imperfect world filled with death and destruction (maybe because he wants to). A perfect God that developed the world would remove all of what is flawed from the world. Humans are as imperfect as the world that was supposedly was developed by God, then humans made a lot of developments that made life easier then it used to be. Although, Paley’s argument for design possesses a vital question regarding the randomness, or even the lack thereof, during the creation of every part of the universe he ultimately fails in proving its