PHL100Y1 Lecture 33: 33 Paley
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Cosmological argument and whatever: god being self-caused. If we can accept that god can be self-caused then why can"t the universe x: psr argument. Quantum mechanics; seems to show that we don"t need causes. Logical fallacy of the universe needing to have a reason: tayler: it"s just more likely, tayler: you can"t have an in nite regress/in nite chain of reason. Argument of design (par william paley: argument from analogy. P has props a b c, and x: a b c implies x. Q has props a b c, therefore x: i am walking in the woods. I see a fucking rock; i assume it has been there forever. We see the watch, and we notice that it"s complex and whatever etc. the watch has a purpose; it has a complicated, precise way of operation (if one thing was wrong, it wouldn"t work) totally with purpose.
