Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Expressions of the teleological argument can be found in Plato and the Bible.
2. The teleological argument for the existence of God is an example of an a posteriori argument.
3. One of William Paley’s arguments quoted in the text is that humans were made to search for purpose, thus there must be a God to provide that purpose.
4. David Hume wrote his critique of the teleological argument as a direct response to Paley’s published argument.
5. Hume criticizes the teleological argument by saying that we cannot argue from the parts to the whole.
T 1. Expressions of the teleological argument can be found in Plato and the Bible.
T 2. The teleological argument for the existence of God is an example of an a posteriori argument.
F 3. One of William Paley’s arguments quoted in the text is that humans were made to search for purpose, thus there must be a God to provide that purpose.
F 4. David Hume wrote his critique of the teleological argument as a direct response to Paley’s published argument.
T 5. Hume criticizes the teleological argument by saying that we cannot argue from the parts to the whole.
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