29. AN ATHEISTIC ARGUMENT
As noted by the philosopher (atheist) Daniel Hume, this is an old and unfounded argument that a philosophy student with good talent can refute. For an explanation to be successful, there is no need for an explanatory answer.
28. RESPONDING TO ATHEIST BELIEFS
I would like you to think of GOD here as a particle or entity but NOT a religious one, just as I have been assuming throughout this entire book.
27. THE POWER OF INTUITION
Similarly, suppose a technological object is found on Mars. In that case, it will be immediately apparent that an intelligent entity designed it, even if we have never seen how such an item is made.
26. WHERE DOES THE COMPARISON OF INTELLIGENT WORKS COME FROM?
There are some reviews on this argument. The philosopher David Hume argued that we cannot make an analogy between clocks and other familiar works of art and the universe and living beings, since we know that clocks are man-made.
25. INTUITIVE EVIDENCE OF GOD
This evidence about GOD seems intuitive, so it occupies a central place in discussions about GOD’s existence. It is based not only on our intuitions, which identify the designer’s imprint in complex works but also on experience.
24. THE EVIDENCE IN THE INTELLIGENT DESIGN ARGUMENT AND ITS COMPLEXITY FOR GOD’S EXISTENCE
While the cosmological argument is based on the very existence of the universe, the argument from design (also called the complexity argument, or the physio-theological argument) is based on certain features of the universe or parts of it and the high level of complexity.
23. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD VS THE EXISTENCE OF GRAVITY
Belief in GOD is like belief in gravity: each adds to human knowledge by rational inquiry, which is why rational inquiry is the means of discovering the existence of GOD.
22. THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE UNIVERSE’S UNEXPLAINABLE FORCES
Similarly, the existence of the electromagnetic force, the strong nuclear force, and the weak nuclear force, as well as the force from particles that cannot be directly observed, are also determined.
21. IS EVERYTHING DRIVEN BY WILL?
Aristotle called it universal will. We call it individual will when it refers to ourselves or GOD’s will when we are looking at the bigger picture.
20. GREEK PHILOSOPHY EXPLAINING MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNIVERSE
Aristotle believed that every object in the universe is driven by its own will. Thus, a stone falls because it wants to return to earth, while an air bubble rises from the water because it aspires to return to the atmosphere from which it originates. Likewise, the desire of the stars and other celestial bodies is what causes their motion.