1. TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
“THE DESIGN ARGUMENT”

2. TELEOLOGIAL SYLLOGISM
There are intricate designs and purposes to all things in Nature that need an ultimate designing force.
God is an ultimate designing force.
The intricate designs and purposes to all things in Nature are designed by God.

3. FOR EXAMPLE, CONSIDER “THE SUN”
The sun is intricately designed to provide energy for all life forms on Earth and must have been created by an intelligent force.
God is an intelligent force that intricately designed the sun.
Because the sun provides this valuable life sustaining energy, God must have created it for that purpose.

4. Or, consider “A HUMAN”
A human consists of a variety of meticulously designed systems, like the skeletal, muscular, nervous, etc. that help it to survive and must have been created by an intelligent force.
God is an intelligent force that intricately designed humans.
Because humans are made up of these complex systems to ensure survival, God must have created humans this way for that purpose.

5. What is “Your Heaven?”
As a philology entry today, we’re going to do something different.
You’re going to think about…if there is a place called “heaven,” what would be there FOR YOU?
Consider: What do you enjoy “here” that you believe you can have “there?” For instance, will you look a certain way, eat certain foods, live in a certain place, listen to certain kinds of music, enjoy the company of certain people or animals, etc? Really, if you had a choice what would matter most? Oh, and don’t forget to think about WHY you would want those things in your heaven.