philosophy

• Aquinist and Bulian Palty

  Propagated the famous watchmaker analogy
• Omniscient

  All-knowing
• From complexity and regularity, we can infer that objects were made for a purpose
• Paley drew on evidence from the natural world
• Design/Teleological

  Something that has a purpose or function
• The universe appears to exhibit complexity and regularity
• Bulian Palty expanded on the Design/Teleological Context (1743-18.00)
• The world is complex
• From complexity and regularity, we can infer that the universe was made for a purpose
• The universe shows evidence of being designed
• Paley's reasoning is based on evidence and specifics
• Omnipotent

  All-powerful
• Conclusion: The universe must have a designer (God)
• God

  The designer of the universe
• The world exhibits requirements
• Premise: Things in the universe show evidence of being designed
• Aquinist created the Design/Teleological Context
• Some objects in the world show clear evidence of being designed