The Design Argument An Analogy.

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The Design Argument An Analogy

The Design Argument The design argument is an ANALOGY. This means that it compares two things and says they are like each other, so whatever we can say is true about one we can assume is also true for the other.

Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being

Is complex Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being - man

Is complex Has a purpose Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being - man

Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being - man

Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being - God Is complex Has a purpose Could not have appeared by chance Was designed by an intelligent being - man

The design argument is not absolutely conclusive of course The design argument is not absolutely conclusive of course. (It doesn’t prove the existence of God) Its supporters may admit that the eye might have come into existence purely by chance, without the help of a designer. Their point is that this is highly unlikely to have happened.

A Quote “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose” Richard Dawkins