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Design Argument
First Cause Argument
Argument from Miracles
An argument based on a variety of experiences recounted to prove interaction with or actions of God
The Bible contains many examples of this particular kind of argument
The argument poses that when faced with acts beyond the laws of nature, these must be caused by God
Argument famously put forward by St Thomas Aquinas
This argument makes its case on the basis of the idea of cause and effect
This argument can also be known as the Cosmological Argument
These can also be known as Acts of God, showing that the occurrence points to God's existence
This argument poses God as the Uncaused Cause
Argues that the world is too specific to have happened by random chance - meaning there needs to be a designer
This argument was most famously put forward by William Paley
Argues evidence for this argument can be seen in the fact that many beings are suited to their environment - almost by design
Most famous version is contained within "Natural Theology"
Explained using the analogy of a watch
Evidence could be considered to be the observable patterns in nature like seasons
Based on our observance of order and purpose in the world.
This argument was first put forward in Summa Theologica