Ernest Nagel
1. Do you think that the Darwinian theory of natural selection is a plausible alternative explanation of that offered in the teleological argument? Explain.
2. What is the problem of evil? Does it raise a serious problem for the theist? Explain.
3. Summarize the cosmological argument. Then present and respond to one of the criticisms that Nagel raises of this argument. Do you find the criticism persuasive? Explain.