tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post2554839955594762997..comments2023-10-20T08:32:14.040-04:00Comments on Heaving Dead Cats: Arguments For God's Existence Are Wrong - Teleological ArgumentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653141544095753595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-77957008216963543862010-10-06T18:49:45.000-04:002010-10-06T18:49:45.000-04:00whoever you talked to gave a terrible explanation ...whoever you talked to gave a terrible explanation of the teleological argument. this is how it should be presented so that there is no misinterpretation, which by reading this article i think that there was.<br><br>•1) Anything exhibiting design characteristics was most likely designed.<br>•2) The universe exhibits design characteristics<br>________________________________________<br>•3) Therefore, the universe was most likely designed and thus, a designer (GOD) exists.ericdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-4719477150097792412010-10-10T11:16:01.000-04:002010-10-10T11:16:01.000-04:00I'm afraid the reality is whoever you talked t...I'm afraid the reality is whoever you talked to gave you terrible explanation. Neece's explanation above wasn't "given" to her by talking to somebody, it was researched, and imho, much more in-depth and accurate than your rather pathetic step chart. Maybe you didn't read it, so I'll point out the definition she gave:<br>"Teleological Argument: the Argument from Design: argues for the existence of god or a creator based on perceived evidence of order, purpose, design or direction in nature."<br><br>I'm not exactly sure where you are coming from, even though your definition is not quite as good as the one just given above, it boils down to the same thing. This furthermore does not negate any of the arguments posed by her, they all still apply.<br><br>I'll add one even, how do you determine what is designed and what isn't designed? "Well see, when we compare (man-made object) and (non-man-made object) these characteristics that differ..." Oops.GMNightmarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-43493218296282369422010-10-19T04:09:31.000-04:002010-10-19T04:09:31.000-04:00Just because there "appears" to be evide...Just because there "appears" to be evidence of design doesn't make it so. I'm pretty sure that's an argument from ignorance. Just because you can't explain it yourself, you believe a designer must have created it. <br>Most things that appear to be designed are evolved which has nothing to do with a designer. It's simply nature evolving over time. <br>May I suggest reading a book like The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins? Just read the first couple of chapters.<br><br>Plus, GMN is correct. Your argument is incredibly oversimplified and creates a false dichotomy as well. <br>Just because you don't understand evolution and science doesn't mean a god did it.Neecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-66561838157850688692010-10-19T04:11:17.000-04:002010-10-19T04:11:17.000-04:00Right! There are certainly many things in the worl...Right! There are certainly many things in the world that are designed. My computer for example. By humans! :PNeecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/noreply@blogger.com