Theme 1: Inductive Arguments: Teleological
Aquinas fifth way Aquinas "something that lacks intelligence cannot move towards fulfilling a useful end unless something with intelligence moves it" example: Arrow and archer analogy the arrow itself cannot reach the target it must be moved by the archer to the target Aquinas relates this to the universe stating that everything in the universe follows natural laws even if they posses no intelligence (stars), the fact these things follow these laws in doing so fulfill some purpose or end goal without any end goal suggests they have been moved by something else, God Paley's Watchmaker- analogy of complex design If we were to find a stone whilst walking we would come to a logical conclusion on how it was formed (natural events), however if we discovered a watch we wouldn't come to the same conclusions. The watch would contain a complex inner working in order to work, the complexity of this would point to a creator of intelligence, in summary the watch w...