RS theme C

• What is the design argument also known as?

  Teleological argument
• Who is a key proponent of the design argument?

  William Paley
• What book did William Paley write?

  Natural Theology
• What does the design argument suggest about God's existence?

  It can be seen through evidence of design
• What analogy does Paley use to explain the design argument?

  Watchmaker analogy
• What does Paley argue about finding a watch in nature?

  It implies a watchmaker exists
• How does Paley compare a watch to the world?

  Both require a designer due to complexity
• What does the term 'General Revelation' refer to?

  Knowing God through nature
• What is a criticism of the design argument mentioned?

  Science can explain apparent design
• Who is a key critic of the design argument?

  Richard Dawkins
• What does Psalm 19 suggest about nature?

  It reveals the glory of God
• What does Surah 45 say about observing the world?

  It provides signs of God's existence
• What is a strength of the design argument related to scripture?

  It is supported by religious texts
• What does empirical observation mean in the context of the design argument?

  Observing the world to find evidence
• What is the anthropic principle?

  World conditions are perfect for life
• What does FR Tennant argue about boundary conditions?

  They must have been designed for life
• How does gravity relate to the anthropic principle?

  It is perfectly balanced for life
• What does Tennant say about the expansion rate of the Big Bang?

  It allows for human life to exist
• What conclusion does Tennant draw about the universe's conditions?

  They indicate a designer must exist
• What does the speaker argue about the conditions for human life on Earth?

  They are too perfect to be by chance.
• What is the significance of the expansion rate of the Big Bang?

  It shows the universe expands at a steady pace.
• What does the speaker suggest about the alignment of boundary conditions?

  They must have a designer due to their perfection.
• How does Richard Swinburne view simplicity in explanations?

  He believes simplicity indicates truth.
• What is Richard Dawkins' stance on the design argument?

  He argues against the existence of a designer.
• What is the title of Dawkins' book that critiques the design argument?

  The Blind Watchmaker.
• How does Dawkins describe natural selection?

  As the "blind watchmaker" of evolution.
• What analogy does David Hume use to criticize the design argument?

  The world is more like a vegetable than a machine.
• What does John Stuart Mill argue about nature and God?

  Nature does not reveal a perfect God.
• What evidence does Mill use to support his criticism of the design argument?

  Natural disasters causing suffering and cruelty.
• What is the first cause argument about?

  It suggests God is the uncaused cause of the universe.
• Who devised the first cause argument?

  Saint Thomas Aquinas.
• What does Aquinas argue about the chain of cause and effect?

  It cannot go back into infinity.
• How does the first cause argument relate to the principle of sufficient reason?

  It provides a reason for existence rather than nothing.
• What does Genesis 1:1 support in the context of the first cause argument?

  It states God created the heavens and earth.
• What is the significance of Surah 112 in the first cause argument?

  It describes God as eternal and omnipotent.
• What is a criticism of the first cause argument regarding the universe?

  The universe could be its own first cause.
• What does Bertrand Russell argue about the universe's existence?

  It could simply exist without a cause.
• What is a miracle defined as in the text?

  An event contradicting the laws of nature.
• How are Jesus' miracles viewed in the context of God's existence?

  They are seen as proof of God's existence.
• What is considered a miracle in Islam?

  The revelation of the Quran.