For Monday’s episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, I posted a podcast on “Design Arguments for the Existence of God, Part 3.” That podcast is now available for streaming or downloading.
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Podcast: 2 November 2009
Does the complexity, delicacy, and purposefulness of living organisms prove the existence of God? William Paley argues that it does in his Analogical Argument from Design. Here, I explain his argument, including his analogy between living organisms and machines.
This podcast is part of ReligionCasts – my series of podcasts on the philosophy of religion.
Listen or Download:
- Duration: 18:42
- Download: Standard MP3 File (6.4 MB)
- Tags: Biology, Christianity, Creationism, Evolution, God, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Physics, Religion, Science, Theology
Topics:
- Review of Design Arguments
- William Paley’s Analogical Argument from Design
- Paley’s Replies to Hypothetical Arguments
- Summary
Links:
- PDF of Relevant Readings for This Episode
- Bible: New Revised Standard Version: web, hardcover, and kindle
- Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Teleological Argument
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Design Arguments
- The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie
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