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The Design Argument for the Existence of God: How to Prove God Exists Vol. II
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Introduction
Introduction to the Design Argument
Developing a Design Argument Using the Thomistic Teleological Argument
Formulating a Design Argument
What Order Is and What Are Its Various TypesWhat Order Is and What Are Its Various Types
Order and Its Various Types
Order in the Universe
Order is Either By Intention or Chance
Why the Order in the Universe is Not Due to Chance: The Argument From Induction
The Argument From Induction
Why the Order in the Universe is Not Due to Chance: The Argument From the Nature of Chance as Rare
The Argument From the Nature of Chance as Rare
Why the Order in the Universe is Not Due to Chance: The Argument From the Principle of Finality
The Argument From Final Causality
That Final Causes Exist
Why Final Causes are Prior to Any Action
Why Final Causes Require Mind
Summary of the Thomistic Argument
Summary of the Design Argument
The Nature of the Designer
The Nature of the Designer
The Design Argument Doesn’t Prove God Exists
Who Designed The Designer?
Responding to Objections
The “Nature is Sufficient” Objection
The Disorder Objection
The Human Projection Objection
The Evolution Objection
We Have No Experience of Unembodied Designers
Improbable Events Happen All The Time
If It Were Otherwise We Wouldn’t Be Here
We Cannot Infer Purpose Unless The Designer Has Told You
The Non-Falsification Objection
The “All Possibilities Have Been Tried” Objection
Course Summary
Summary: The Teleological Argument in Brief Outline Form
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