Argument from poor design
(Difference between revisions)
Daemonowner (Talk | contribs) m |
Daemonowner (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | The Dysteleological argument, or argument from poor design, is an argument against the existence of [[God]] - specifically a creator God. (Dysteleogology meaning unintelligent.) | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | The argument typically goes as follows: | |
| + | |||
| + | # An [[omnipotent]], [[omniscient]] and [[omnibenevolent]] God would create organisms with an optimal design. | ||
| + | # Organisms, especially humans, have features that are suboptimal. | ||
| + | # Therefore, God either did not create these organisms or is not omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The argument is usually not proposed as an actual argument, but as a weaker [[Reductio ad absurdum]] of the argument from design - the bedrock argument for the [Intelligent design]] movement. | ||
| + | [[Category:Arguments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 15 July 2010
The Dysteleological argument, or argument from poor design, is an argument against the existence of God - specifically a creator God. (Dysteleogology meaning unintelligent.)
The argument typically goes as follows:
- An omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent God would create organisms with an optimal design.
- Organisms, especially humans, have features that are suboptimal.
- Therefore, God either did not create these organisms or is not omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent.
The argument is usually not proposed as an actual argument, but as a weaker Reductio ad absurdum of the argument from design - the bedrock argument for the [Intelligent design]] movement.
