William Paley’s argument seeks to show that

a. at each and every moment, the universe requires a divine cause to sustain it in its continued existence.
b. the universe is similar to a human artifact in that it is a mechanism that requires a designer.
c. God has revealed his moral laws in physical nature.
d. the universe is infinite and therefore requires an infinite cause.


b. the universe is similar to a human artifact in that it is a mechanism that requires a designer.

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1. logic and argumentation will reveal the nature of God. 2. authority figures and holy texts reveal the nature of God. 3. experimentation hypothesis testing will reveal the nature of God. 4. philosophy is useless.

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Which philosopher emphasized "lived experience" as opposed to the abstractions of science?

a. Edmund Husserl b. Martin Heidegger c. JeanPaul Sartre d. all of the above

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