RE: Mandelbrot Fractal and Watchmaker theory as proof for gods existence?
April 7, 2013 at 11:00 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2013 at 11:02 pm by Mystic.)
MissLuckie, here my opinon on that most people that rely on either argument from design or the argument from naturalism rely on arguments from ignorance.
Argument from design:
"We aren't aware how x can be formed by natural means due to this and that, and the explanations now don't solve the issue due to this and that, therefore x is designed",
Argument from naturalism means:
"We are generally aware of mechanisms that can lead to appearance of design, and were aren't aware of why it's impossible for x appearance in design to be brought out by natural means, therefore x can be brought out by natural means"
At least most people tend to think along those lines.
The neutral stance is that possibly design is needed, and possibly not, then see which one seems more likely. However, we all tend to take a leap of faith which is alright. It's when we get fanatical that is the issue.
Argument from design:
"We aren't aware how x can be formed by natural means due to this and that, and the explanations now don't solve the issue due to this and that, therefore x is designed",
Argument from naturalism means:
"We are generally aware of mechanisms that can lead to appearance of design, and were aren't aware of why it's impossible for x appearance in design to be brought out by natural means, therefore x can be brought out by natural means"
At least most people tend to think along those lines.
The neutral stance is that possibly design is needed, and possibly not, then see which one seems more likely. However, we all tend to take a leap of faith which is alright. It's when we get fanatical that is the issue.
