Philosophy of Religion Mind Mapping Project


Traditional Design Arguments


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1: Natural knowledge of God

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1.1: Natural Theology

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Natural Theology briefly explained
Natural Theology in Wikipedia
Michael Sudduth's natural theology site
Biblical faith and natural theology

1.2: Natural Philosophy

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Natural Philosophy in Wikipedia
Deism in Wikipedia

2: Arguments from the structure of the Universe as a whole

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The universe as a machine
17th century science

2.1: Robert Boyle

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Robert Boyle Project
Boyle in Wikepedia
Stanford Encyclopedia on Boyle

2.2: Isaac Newton

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Newton's Religious Views

3: Arguments from the structure of individual parts of Universe

3.1: Aquinas

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Aquinas' Fifth Way
About Aquinas

3.2: Argument by analogy

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Watchmaker analogy
Argument by analogy
Analogical arguments
Argument types
More analogical arguments

3.2.1: William Paley

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Paley's text
Brief introduction to Paley
Paley in Wikipedia
Paley and Natural Theology
Bibliographic information on Paley
William Paley's home page

3.2.1.1: Hume's criticisms

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Hume in Wikipedia
Hume's Dialogues
Synopsis and analysis

3.2.1.2: watch:watchmaker::the eye:God

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Paley on the Watchmaker analogy
Paley's analogy
Fallacies of Paley's argument

3.3: The explanandum: complexity and efficency

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The Explanandum

4: General Problems

4.1: A Rival Explanation: Evolution

Attachments:
Chance or Design discussion
Stanford Encyclopedia Article on Evolution
Natural Selection in Wikipedia
Interview with Daniel Dennett

4.2: Design Flaws

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To Problem of Evil Map




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