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How did Aquinas prove God's existence using the notion of intelligent design?
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What are some comparison and similarties of the Buddhism and hindusim religions?
The major difference is the notion of an existence of a self: atman (self in Hinduism) vs anatman (no-self in Buddhism). Anatmam is the teaching of no fixed independent existence of a self. The notion of an independent self is explained with investigation of the "skandas", which when examined do not determine the existence of a "self" . This applies also to the existence of an essence or a soul.
Explain about: How was the question of the existence of God resolved with respect to the notion referring expression?
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What is a 6 letter word for intent?
Target, scheme, animus, design, notion, object
What is a synonym for motif?
concept, design, idea, logo, notion, pattern, structure, subject
What has the author Matthias Lu written?
Matthias Lu has written: 'Critical theoretical inquiry on the notion of act in the metaphysics of Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas' -- subject- s -: Act - Philosophy -
What are the differences between evolution creationism and intelligent design?
All three teachings purport to have some bearing on the origination of man - but that's about the extent of the similarities. Evolutionary theory is the scientific model that explains how all modern species diverged from common ancestors. Creationism is the school of thought that teaches that (some interpretation of) holy scripture is literally true, and that mankind was created by God or gods, specially and separate from all other lifeforms. Intelligent design in its most general form does not reject evolutionary theory, but states that a guiding intelligence must have been involved in the divergence of lifeforms as they approached modernity. It may be seen as an attempt by religiously-minded people to reconcile their theistic beliefs with scientific findings, but it may also be seen as an attempt by creationists to insert their religious beliefs into science. It has been said that intelligent design is actually a form of creationism in disguise, and a response to the outlawing of the teaching of creationism in public schools. Some proponents of intelligent design (seemingly) accept the notion of common descent, while others outright reject it, reducing their intepretation of intelligent design to a more fundamental form of creationism. The basic teachings of intelligent design vary, depending on the person you ask, or the time and context in which you ask.
What is the teleological argument?
"Telos" is the greek word for "purpose". According to the Teleological Argument, all things have a purpose and they are designed to fit for that purpose. For example the Universe parameters are all set in specific values so as to allow the existence of life. Thus, many scientists think that the universe is designed with the purpose of supporting the existence of life. Teleology has also many implications in biology science. If you accept teleology in species evolution, then random mutations play less important role as the Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution postulates. When one talks a bout "the teleological argument" it usually refers to any logical argument for the existence of God from the basis of the teleology of the universe. In other words a teleological argument begins with the notion of a purpose within the universe and argues towards the existence of God, or as is usually the case, not necessarily "God" but at least an intelligent designer. The reason being because a teleological argument is based only on the notion of purpose and design it's conclusion only necessarily entails something which could create order within the universe (ie intelligent design), and says nothing about whether the material universe was created ex nihilo (out of nothing). furthermore nothing within the teleological argument necessarily entails that the designer is concerned with the affairs within the universe, or that it could intervene therein even if it was. So while the teleological argument would necessitate an intelligent designer (if it is deductively sound) it doesn't necessarily entail God.
Facts against intelligent design?
One of the common arguments in favor of "Intelligent Design" is that things, such as the eye, are too complex to have happened by evolution. Richard Dawkins, a critic of intelligent design, argues in The God Delusion that allowing for an intelligent designer to account for unlikely complexity only postpones the problem, as such a designer would need to be at least as complex. So God would have to be complex too, so we should expect a designer for God as well. And a designer for that designer as well, and so on.AnswerIntelligent Design needs no facts against it since it doesn't say anything involving evidence of any kind anyway. It is not theory, nor a hypothesis, nor a science.The idea that a watch can be found in a lonely little forest somewhere, is seen to be complex and thus there is an intelligent designer is not the start of an argument, especially since the arguer goes so fast from human intelligent designer to supernatural intelligent designer. There is no evidence at all in that little forest or anywhere for anything supernatural. (For that matter there is no evidence for anything religious or god-like or ghost-like at all.) Supernatural things by their very definition of supernatural is more or less admitting that they do not exist. The Intelligent Designer is deemed unfindable and untouchable as is every god and creator, which is more or less admitting an Intelligent Designer's nonexistence.Looking into empty space (like the air in that little forest) and inferring something is an inappropriate way to infer something. You jump to the conclusion of an intelligence. Fine! Prove it!Intelligent Design is an example of having an idea before having evidence. The Big Bang and black holes were ideas before evidence too. BUT NOW THERE IS EVIDENCE! The microwave radiation that buzzed through Arno Penzias' and Robert Wilson's telescopes and the red-shift of Galaxies....The Big Bang is a sensible idea! The warpature of space-time of a black hole in the foreground bends light from distant galaxies in the background and this bending of light can be seen through telescopes...black holes are a sensible idea! Also the Big Bang and black holes arose from sensible already-existing knowledges; things confirmed to already exist. The Universe, red-shifts and galaxies receding gave birth to the Big Bang idea. Stars and gravity gave birth to black hole ideas. This is the way to render an idea sensible.The Intelligent Design idea is not sensible as it relies on staring into empty air (in the forest maybe) and inferring something that is not known to exist, something supernatural. No supernatural things exist. No supernatural things have evidence for them. THEREFORE no supernatural things are worth talking about. To pluck an intelligent designer out of the air seems as appropriate as sucking an intelligent designer out of a thumb.If your answer requires actual arguments against the claims made by intelligent design advocates; here are a few arguments.An intelligent design proponent declares that amino-acid sequences are too improbable. It is likely the intelligent design proponent has not at all been careful enough with probability. Say his birthday is 7 August and yours is 4 September. The probability of him having his birthday is 1/365 as is the probability of you having your birthday. The probability of you two meeting in the same room to design an intelligent discussion as you are doing now and having your respective birthdays is 1/133225 which makes it ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE for you to have your actual birthdays. I have of course been inspired by a textbook Biology by Raven, Johnson, Losos, Mason and Singer, but nonetheless, note the illogicalness of the argument which is typical and similar to evolution-is-too-improbable arguments from intelligent design proponents. There are amino acid sequences in proteins that do go in the sequence lysine arginine histidine valine. Do not let people claim that is too improbable."There are no transitional forms" said the intelligent designer. Yes there are, there is a transitional form Archaeopteryx lithographica that shows the link between dinosaurs and birds and there is the platypus, extant today and representing the basal lineage of mammals that has survived to the present.And there is Tiktaalik and Ichthyostega and the extant lungfish which represent the transition from Sarcopterygii to Amphibia.Notice that these ideas propounded by the intelligent designers fight for refuting evolution, not proving intelligent design. This is a ridiculous way to back up one's own argument, by not adding to or supporting it , just simply knocking out all ideas that apparently stand in its way.The only thing intelligent design has said to build itself up is 'things are complex, thus there is an intelligent designer'. Well, things are very complex yes. Very very very complex. But there is no evidence for an intelligent designer. Until an intelligent designer can be found the notion of intelligent design stands stagnantly and uselessly waiting.But the intelligent designers propound one other thing as Kenneth Miller describes. They claim the intelligent designer itself to be unseeable, unfindable and unempirically verifiable. If that is the case the notion of intelligent design will wait indefinitely and inextricably in its stagnant pool awaiting verification. In fact there is no need to wait at all, as by the claim of unverifiability from the proponents themselves, there will never be evidence. Thus the idea should well be utterly abandoned as nothing will become of it.
Why is intelligent design not generally accepted as a scientific explanation for the origin of life on earth?
Answer 1Intelligent design means that some sort of "designer" started life on earth. This was thought to have happened about 5-6, 000 years ago. It was also thought that the the sun and all the planets revolved round the earth. Many scientists have show that this can not be true. Our ideas of how life started has changed over time. This is actually the definition of evolution.Answer 2Science is the process by which we formulate testable, verifiable and falsifiable explanations for observed phenomena. As an example, evolutionary theory explains our observations in biology and palaeontology in terms of what we know about genetics and population dynamics. Falsifiability of such a thesis is an important component of its testability: without being able to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of a claim, we cannot determine how likely it is to be true. The problem with "intelligent design" is that it has not (yet?) formulated a statement that is both verifiable and falsifiable. "Intelligent design" is simply the statement that "some intelligent designer was involved". However, without knowing something about the nature, methods, motivations and, most importantly, the limitationsof this designer, it is an impossible claim to falsify. For instance, the statement "because some intelligent designer was involved" applies equally well to "why is life organized in a series of nested hierarchies?" as to "why is the planet Earth shaped like a triangle?". Basically, the claim "because some intelligent designer was involved" could be used to answer any question, no matter how ridiculous, without actually explaining anything.Therefore, until "intelligent design" comes up with a testable model to match their claims, the notion cannot be considered scientific.
What are some pros to the intelligent design theory?
Some pros of the intelligent design theory include providing an alternative explanation to the origin and complexity of life, promoting critical thinking and questioning of evolutionary processes, and acknowledging the possibility of a higher power or intelligence guiding the development of life.
How do you say notion in french?
"Notion" in French is... "Notion".
What are differences between creation and intelligent design?
Biblical creation tells us that God created every living creature just as they now exists. Creationism seek to harmonise that with the claims of science that living creatures evolved new species over a long period of time."Creation Science" was introduced to replace creationism in order to circumvent decisions of the United States courts that only science could be taught to schoolchildren in science classes. When this failed, Creation Science being deemed a religious notion and not science, in spite of the name, Intelligent Design was introduced. Proponents of Intelligent Design said that it is not a religious concept because it is neutral as to who the creator is.Thus the major difference between biblical creation and Intelligent Design is the claim that Intelligent Design does not require the Abrahamic God. Nevertheless, books written by its proponents quickly show that the only creator they countenance is God.There are various versions of Intelligent Design. Some seek to agree with biblical creation, that everything was both designed and created just as we now see things. Others accept the great age of the earth and the possibility of (guided) evolution. Michael J. Behe (Darwin's Black Box) says that he has no reason to doubt that the universe is the billions of years old that physicists say it is. He regards the production of some biological improvements by mutation and natural selection by evolution as quite compatible with intelligent design theory. In spite of the usual creationist definition of micro-evolution, he speaks of 'micro-evolution' by natural selection that can result in new species as long as this process occurs gradually and step by step. Even if we accept Behe's views in preference to mainstream science, the Intelligent Design he describes is far removed from biblical creation.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
