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William Paley's watch
- Four parts of the analogy
- 1. He compared a stone on the
ground to a watch he could
potentially find
- 2. He said the watch was designed for an
obvious purpose and the stone does not have an
obvious purpose
- 3. The watch is
intricately designed in
such a way that if one
piece was out of place it
wouldn't work
- 4. He decided that the
watch must have a maker
who designed its use
- The complexity of the
watch is similar to that
of nature and the
universe
- A watch is designed and
made by someone
- Therefore, the world must have a maker/designer
- Therefore, the world must have a maker/designer
- A watch is designed and
made by someone
- The complexity of the
watch is similar to that
of nature and the
universe
- 1. He compared a stone on the
ground to a watch he could
potentially find
- Qua Regularity
- Paley suggests that the rotation of
ellipses of planets is so regular as to
provide the opportunity for human life
- Example: Gravity
- Regularity did not come about by chance
but directed to be the case by a higher
power
- This is God
- This is God
- Without the continuity or regularity of gravity we
would have a very different universe
- Regularity did not come about by chance
but directed to be the case by a higher
power
- Example: Gravity
- Paley suggests that the rotation of
ellipses of planets is so regular as to
provide the opportunity for human life
- Qua Purpose
- Complex parts coming together in a certain way
- If the parts come together in
a different way it wouldn't fulfil
its purpose
- Example: The human Eye
- If they eye isn't made
in a certain way, it
wouldn't work
- You wouldn't see
at all or would be
partially sighted
- You wouldn't see
at all or would be
partially sighted
- If they eye isn't made
in a certain way, it
wouldn't work
- If the parts come together in
a different way it wouldn't fulfil
its purpose
- Complex parts coming together in a certain way
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