PHL201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blaise Pascal, Agnosticism, Indulgence
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Lecture 2 arguments for the existence of god. Omnipotent can do anything (all powerful) Two arguments that we should believe in god: One argument that it is not irrational to believe in god: Also known as the argument from design. The only argument for the existence of god that states there is actual evidence for the existence of god, the other arguments say that god exists in faith. Analogy between the watch and the natural world as a whole. The natural world displays evidence of purposeful design (sub-conclusion) The natural world displays evidence of its designer (or creator) ** given that we are complex we must have a creator ** Can"t give the same explanation as to why the watch got there as you can with the stone. You see a stone on the ground; there is no particular reason to think that someone put it there. You see a watch on the ground; someone must have put it there.
