Aquinas
What is the name of Aquinas' given analogy?
Archer and arrow
What is found on the heath?
A watch.
What is the anthropic principle?
The conditions for life on Earth are so perfect, a creator must be responsible.
Who are the 3 main theologians/philosophers?
St. Thomas Aquinas
Tennant
William Paley
What is the aesthetic principle?
Since there is no evolutionary advantage to appreciating beauty, a benevolent creator must have given this ability to us.
What does Aquinas argue everything in the universe holds?
A telos
What is design qua purpose?
The purpose of an object is so specific, it must have been created by a being for that purpose.
What (according to Tennant) is the only logical explanation for his principles?
God is responsible for providing the perfect conditions given to humans.
What is telos?
Purpose
What is design qua regularity?
An item(s) ordered so perfectly and regularly must be done so by a supreme being.
What does the arrow lack that the archer has?
Intelligence
What does the watch having a watchmaker necessitate?
If something so complex and intentionally designed as a watch having a creator, then so much the universe.
What is a Goldilocks planet?
A planet's conditions for habitability is "just right".
What does a designed universe mean?
A universe designer - God.
What century was St. Thomas Aquinas?
13th century.
How does Aquinas explain God's existence via the analogy?
Since unthinking arrows need thinking archers for guidance/governance, then the unthinking universe is guided by God.
What is the absolute simplest argument against Paley?
Ockham's razor.
What is Tennant's first name?
Frederick.
How do teleological arguments prove the existence of God?
By examining the telos of items in the universe, and logically expanding it to God.
What sort of argument is a teleological argument?
Inductive
What is governance?
From analysing the interaction of intelligent beings with unintelligent, that God governs all
Where would Paley write his analogy?
Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity
As likely as hitting a bullseye from 20 million lightyears away.
What arguments can be provided against teleological arguments?
Ockham's razor
Fallacy of composition
Modern explanations
etc.
What nationality is Tennant?
British