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1
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what did the 3 prior observations lead to ?

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development of inductive design argument

2
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what were the 3 observations :

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complexity of biological world + natural laws (eg : eyes)
regularity of seasons + and heavenly bodies + orbits
the purpose of a designer

3
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IDA 1 :

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objects in world show clear evidence of design ( regularity + complexity = purpose)

4
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ida 2 :

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universe shows evidence for complexity + regularity : infer it was made for a purpose

5
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ida 3 :

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likely the universe was designer

6
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ida 4 :

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Paley argues the designer must be GOD as human intellect of design and understanding of such is anthropomorphic

7
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Paley’s Design Argument

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  • walking in heath + come across stone + watch
  • stone : not absurd it’s there = natural
  • watch : shows complexity via parts w/ specific properties / we can derive purpose and therefore it must have a creator : a watchmaker
    watch : watchmaker
    universe : universe maker
    universe maker = GOD