The Design Argument

Author : Neil A. Manson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134574599

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God and Design by Neil A. Manson Pdf

Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the world according to a specific plan - the object of renewed scientific and philosophical interest. This accessible but serious introduction to the design problem brings together new perspectives from prominent scientists and philosophers including Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Sir Martin Rees, Michael Behe, Elliot Sober and Peter van Inwagen. It probes the relationship between modern science and religious belief, considering their points of conflict and their many points of similarity. Is the real God of creationism the 'master clockmaker' who sets the world's mechanism on a perfectly enduring course, or a miraculous presence who continually intervenes in and alters the world we know? Are science and faith, or evolution and creation, really in conflict at all? Expanding the parameters of a lively and urgent debate, God and Design considers how perennial questions of origin continue to fascinate and disturb us.

Author : Benjamin C. Jantzen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107005341

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An Introduction to Design Arguments by Benjamin C. Jantzen Pdf

A comprehensive survey of the many different forms of design argument for the existence of God.

Author : Elliott Sober
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108643924

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The Design Argument by Elliott Sober Pdf

This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection cannot be the right explanation. The second design argument - the argument from fine-tuning - begins with the fact that life could not exist in our universe if the constants found in the laws of physics had values that differed more than a little from their actual values. Since probability is the main analytical tool used, the Element provides a primer on probability theory.

Author : William Paley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Natural history
ISBN : BL:A0022683351

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Natural Theology; Or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature by William Paley Pdf

Author : Clement Dore
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400963009

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Theism by Clement Dore Pdf

In this book, I discuss the question whether God exists, not as a Tillichian religious symbol, but as an actual person, albeit a person who is very different from you and me. My procedure is to examine arguments bdth for and against God's existence qua person and to assess their relative merits. I shall try to show that there is more evidence that God exists than that he does not. This position is, of course, rejected nowadays, even by most religious thinkers, who hold, for one reason or another, that evidence has nothing to do with religious belief, properly understood. My reply to these thinkers is simply to ask them to examine what follows. A useful companion to Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and the Appendix of this book would be Alvin Plantinga's The Nature of Necessity.l Though I avoid technical terminology wherever possible, those chapters presuppose an elementary understanding of 'possible worlds' discourse; and a clear and concise explanation of that terminology can be found in Chapter IV of Plantinga's book. Also, I use 'logical' throughout to mean what Plantinga means by 'broadly logical' on page 2 of The Nature of Necessity.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1779
Category : Religion
ISBN : GENT:900000075073

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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume Pdf

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work written by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Through dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply in opinion on God's nature or attributes and how, or if, humankind can come to knowledge of a deity. In the Dialogues, Hume's characters debate a number of arguments for the existence of God, and arguments whose proponents believe through which we may come to know the nature of God. Such topics debated include the argument from design - for which Hume uses a house - and whether there is more suffering or good in the world (Argument from evil)

Author : Thomas H. McPherson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1972-06-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349007462

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The Argument from Design by Thomas H. McPherson Pdf

Author : Neil A. Manson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415263436

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God and Design by Neil A. Manson Pdf

Recent discoveries have made the theory that God created the world according to a plan the object of renewed interest. This introduction includes new perspectives, from prominent scientists and philosophers.

Author : Robert H. Hurlbutt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Teleology
ISBN : UCAL:B4351672

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Hume, Newton, and the Design Argument by Robert H. Hurlbutt Pdf

Author : Tim Bayne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 9780198754961

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Philosophy of Religion by Tim Bayne Pdf

What is the philosophy of religion? How can we distinguish it from theology on the one hand and the psychology/sociology of religious belief on the other? What does it mean to describe God as eternal? And should religious people want there to be good arguments for the existence of God, or is religious belief only authentic in the absence of these good arguments? In this Very Short Introduction Tim Bayne introduces the field of philosophy of religion, and engages with some of the most burning questions that philosophers discuss. Considering how religion should be defined, and whether we even need to be able to define it in order to engage in the philosophy of religion, he goes on to discuss whether the existence of God matters. Exploring the problem of evil, Bayne also debates the connection between faith and reason, and the related question of what role reason should play in religious contexts. Shedding light on the relationship between science and religion, Bayne finishes by considering the topics of reincarnation and the afterlife. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521623872

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The Design Inference by William A. Dembski Pdf

This book presents a reliable method for detecting intelligent causes: the design inference.The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating the key trademark of intelligent causes: specified events of small probability. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative book shows how incomplete undirected causes are for science and breathes new life into classical design arguments. It will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.

Author : Stewart Elliott Guthrie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195356809

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Faces in the Clouds by Stewart Elliott Guthrie Pdf

Religion is universal human culture. No phenomenon is more widely shared or more intensely studied, yet there is no agreement on what religion is. Now, in Faces in the Clouds, anthropologist Stewart Guthrie provides a provocative definition of religion in a bold and persuasive new theory. Guthrie says religion can best be understood as systematic anthropomorphism--that is, the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman things and events. Many writers see anthropomorphism as common or even universal in religion, but few think it is central. To Guthrie, however, it is fundamental. Religion, he writes, consists of seeing the world as humanlike. As Guthrie shows, people find a wide range of humanlike beings plausible: Gods, spirits, abominable snowmen, HAL the computer, Chiquita Banana. We find messages in random events such as earthquakes, weather, and traffic accidents. We say a fire "rages," a storm "wreaks vengeance," and waters "lie still." Guthrie says that our tendency to find human characteristics in the nonhuman world stems from a deep-seated perceptual strategy: in the face of pervasive (if mostly unconscious) uncertainty about what we see, we bet on the most meaningful interpretation we can. If we are in the woods and see a dark shape that might be a bear or a boulder, for example, it is good policy to think it is a bear. If we are mistaken, we lose little, and if we are right, we gain much. So, Guthrie writes, in scanning the world we always look for what most concerns us--livings things, and especially, human ones. Even animals watch for human attributes, as when birds avoid scarecrows. In short, we all follow the principle--better safe than sorry. Marshalling a wealth of evidence from anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, advertising, literature, art, and animal behavior, Guthrie offers a fascinating array of examples to show how this perceptual strategy pervades secular life and how it characterizes religious experience. Challenging the very foundations of religion, Faces in the Clouds forces us to take a new look at this fundamental element of human life.

Author : Frederick Robert Tennant
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Philosophical theology
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Philosophical Theology by Frederick Robert Tennant Pdf

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781551991764

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God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens Pdf

Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest subject yet–the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris’s recent bestseller, The End Of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.

Author : J.C.A. Gaskin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349189366

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Hume’s Philosophy of Religion by J.C.A. Gaskin Pdf

Hume's Philosophy of Religion brings together for the first time the whole range of Hume's immensely important critique of religion. The major concern is with a clear discussion and presentation of philosophical issues wherever they occur in Hume's writings, but items in the history of ideas, questions of interpretation and biographical details are introduced when they contribute to an understanding of Hume's position. Already reviewed as a standard work on Hume on religion and as a good general introduction to Hume's thought, this new edition has been extensively revised and extended. '...it is hard to imagine how a study of Hume on religion could have been at once more comprehensive, accurate, readable and scholarly than this...it is strongly to be recommended to all who have occasion to study or to teach Hume in colleges or universities.' W.D.Hudson, Expository Times.