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Did William Paley believe in God?

William Paley not only believed in God, he thought he could prove that God exists.


Who developed the watchmaker analogy in the nineteenth century about the existence of god?

William Paley


Who was William Paley?

William Palley was a believer of God, he took a liking to nature just google him hes easy to FIND!!


Did William Paley invent the eye analogy?

No, William Paley did not invent the eye analogy. He popularized it in his book "Natural Theology" in 1802, where he used the analogy of the watch and the watchmaker to argue for the existence of God based on the design complexity of the natural world.


Would William Paley regard suicide as morally wrong Explain?

I believe that William Paley would regard suicide as morally wrong. Mainly because he believed that happiness comes from within. Nature and Scripture provide guidelines for the "Will of God" and we are supposed to demonstrate those habits in everyday life. "The method of coming at the will of God concerning any action, by the light of nature, is to inquire into the tendency of the action to promote or diminish the general happiness." - Paley


What is the William Paley watch theory?

The William Paley watch theory, also known as the argument from design, posits that the complexity and order found in the natural world suggest the presence of a designer (God) much like how a watch implies the existence of a watchmaker. Paley's argument is often used to support the idea of intelligent design in the universe.


What was William paleys design argument?

William Paley's design argument, also known as the watchmaker analogy, posits that the complexity and purposeful design observed in the natural world imply the existence of an intelligent designer (God). Paley compared the universe to a watch, asserting that just as a watch's intricate design suggests a watchmaker, the intricacies of nature suggest a divine creator.


Where was Jesus created?

Jesus is part of the trinity which means he is God. John 1:1-2 can prove that Jesus like God always existed. John 1:1-2 "in the beginning was the Word, was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."


Can anybody 100 percent prove that there is a god or have you been lied to all this time?

God can prove that God exsists. Tell God to prove it to you, he proved it to me.


Would God be alive right now if he existed?

AnswerIf God once existed and is immortal, he would be alive now. If God once existed but is not immortal, he need not be alive now. If God never existed, he would certainly not be alive now.


Prove jesus is the son of god historically?

It cannot be done.In order to prove that Jesus was the son of God "historically", one must first incontrovertibly prove that God exists. This falls outside of the scope of science (and therefore true history). We then must prove that God impregnated Mary (which would require that God himself testify, since there's no way of performing any sort of genetic test on Mary or Jesus). We then must prove that Jesus was indeed the son of Mary, which too would require genetic testing.So far, we can't even conclusively prove that Jesus existed (though it is possible) in a historical context since it has been shown that the only 3rd party verification of Jesus' existence (the records of Roman historian Josephus) were later proved to be doctored.AnswerRead the Bible. The whole great book testifies that Jesus is the son of God and is God. Science helps prove that God does exist.


Why was William Paley important to the creation story?

There have been various philosophical arguments that attempt to prove the existence of God. One of these is known formally as the teleological argument, which holds that because there is order in the world, God must exist. William Paley (1743-1805) was a strong advocate for this argument.Paley's favourite example of design in nature is the eye, whose delicate and intricate mechanism he discusses in great detail. He says (Natural Theology):"Were there no example in the world of contrivance except that of the eye, it would be alone sufficient to support the conclusion which we draw from it, as to the necessity of an intelligent Creator. It could never be got rid of because it could not be accounted for by any other supposition, which did not contradict all the principles we possess of knowledge."Since the time of Paley, the teleological argument has been shown to be an unsound argument. As for his favourite example of design in nature, which he said could not be accounted for by any other supposition than an intelligent Creator, biologists have found numerous examples of more primitive eyes in nature and can plot the stages of the evolution of the human eye.