The Numerous Implications of Intelligent Design
By: Noah Richardson
Intelligent Design
- Argument for the existence of God
- Correlation b/w certain features of the universe and humans = intelligent being
- Uses telelogical arguments
- "telos", Greek for "goal" or "purpose
Design Argument
- A exhibits X (some property)
- X is evidence of intelligent design or purpose
- The most reasonable explanation for why A exhibits X is because there was an intelligent designer that caused A to exhibit X
Aquinas' 5th Way
- End directed system (Reason)
- Humans lack true knowledge
- Arrow (humans)
- Archer (Intelligent Designer)
Charles Darwin
- Origin of Species
- Natural Selection
- Disproof of intelligent being
Biological Information
- 4 nucleotides represent information
- Biochemical instructions
- In the absence of sense perception, intuition comes into play
Watchmaker
- Of value to the intelligent designer
- Without everything working perfectly= no function= no purpose
- Sense Perception
Darwin
- Reproduction to multiplication to competition
- Genetic variations=mutations
- Simple to complex organisms
