Media Tutorial Quiz 2.1

. The design argument is an argument

for the existence of God.

against the existence of God.

for the existence of design.

for the existence of evolution.

for the existence of intelligence.

. Which of the following points did the philosopher David Hume make against the design argument?

Just because there's at least one designer doesn't mean there's only one designer.

Just because there are designers doesn't mean that any of them are all-loving or all-powerful.

Both A and B

Neither A nor B

All of the above

. Some contemporary philosophers think that scientific theories such as Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection are powerful enough to explain how

novel structures arise through random mutation.

novel structures persist in a population by a process of survival of the fittest.

God evolved from humans.

God is all-loving and all-powerful.

parts of nature can exhibit design without there being any designers.

. Naturalistic approaches to the apparent design found in nature argue that

the universe is large enough for such things to arise without the need for any supernatural or intelligent designer.

the universe is old enough for such things to arise without the need for any supernatural or intelligent designer.

Both A and B

Neither A nor B

All of the above

. Which of the following is a supposed problem with the design argument?

It does not definitively establish that the designer would have to be unique.

It does not definitively establish that the designer would have to be perfect.

It does not definitively establish that the designer would have to be intelligent.

It does not definitively establish that the designer would have to be supernatural.

All of the above

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