what is the most common challenge against the teleological argument?
that the apparent order /complexiy in the world came by chance
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which main thinker tried to challenge the explanation of the order in the universe is god
darwin
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whatwas the theory he used
evolution-natural selection
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what did he suggest
why polar bears have think fur, why birds have different beaks
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whatdoes the thoery of natural selection suggest
that chance mutation of genes accounts for changes in the characteristics of species
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how can ockhams razor support the idea that the world was brought to order by chance
the chance hypothesis is more simple cmpared togod assumption- more persuasive
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how could the chance hypothesis also be criticised for being complex
frther asusmptions need to be made
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what is an exmaple of this
we neeed to assume that gene mutation caused a complex eye to develop from light sensitive cells
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what are the plausible questions we mst ask
is it more plausible to say that chance can account for order, beuaty in the world, or its on behlad of an intelligent designer
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what is the existence god's analogy to push that its plausible for an intelligent desinger.
ink spilling onto paper, it isnt plausible to say that when a ink bottle spills onto paper by chance that it can make the plys of shaespear. must be god
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who coined the phase athropic principle
FR Tennant
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what is anthropic principle
the universe seems to be structured in a way that it was inevitable for life to develop
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what is an example of this
the laws of nature, the placement of our planet,the atmosphere,
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what is this called
fine tuning
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what does FR tennant conclude with
its too simple to say that its a coincidence, god fine tuned the universe so we could exist
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what is the counter argument against this
the odds are always against us
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what is an example of this
the odds of our parents meeting in 7 billion people. a dice, the odds are against whichever number appears
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what does it conclude with
just because there are odds against it, it doesnt rule out the possibility of chance
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