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Anthropic and Aesthetic Quiz Which scholar first used the phrase anthropic principle? Which two types of anthropic principle did he identify? What were Tennant’s three pieces of evidence? What are the two sections of the Aesthetic Principle?

Odd one out Purpose Chance Order Analogy Regularity Write a paragraph to link all the words

Challenges to inductive arguments

(Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Paley, Tennant, Inductive Argument (Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Paley, Tennant, William Lane Craig) SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES Evolution Big Bang PHILOSOPHICAL CHALLENGES Hume

David Hume (1700’s) Criticised the arguments for God in his book: “Dialogues concerning natural religion” Hume wrote in the form of a conversation between 3 characters

Basics Hume’s fundamental challenge: Rather than trying to argue against it He attempts to conclude it as unacceptable to believers He does this by addressing the key points of the design theory

Hume’s characters: What are their names? Cleanthes Philo Demea What are the opinions of each character?

Hume’s criticisms Topics to research Resources Empirical objections - Critique of causes Problems with analogies Rejection of traditional theistic claims and the designer is not necessarily the God of Classical Theism Apprentice, plurality and absent God. 20 and 19, 30 and 32 20/21 and 19 22 and 30 23 and 31 23 and 32 Red – booklet Blue - textbook

Hume’s criticisms of inductive arguments Empirical objections Fallacy of composition Critique of causes – contradiction Hume’s criticisms of inductive arguments Rejection of traditional theistic claims and the designer is not necessarily the God of Classical Theism Problems with analogies Apprentice, plurality and absent God.

The Epicurean Hypothesis – info on page 23 According to Hume: At the time of creation the universe consisted of particles in random motion The initial state of the forces were chaotic However gradually over time they became ordered Hume believed it was inevitable that an ordered state would develop So the stability and sense of order of the universe it due to random particles coming together over time and not the work of a designer

Watch the video clip David Hume What new information have you learnt about David Hume