Quote:No serious scientist (not even Dawkins) contends the fact that the universe appears to be designed.
No true Scotsman fallacy. Plus ,that is not a fact it's an assertion based on perception.
To repeat myself from an earlier post today: The teleological argument is one of the oldest and most thoroughly refuted arguments for the existence of God.There is no consensus on the proposition.
Quote:A teleological argument, or argument from design[1][2][3], is an argument for the existence of God or a creator based on perceived evidence of order, purpose, design, or direction — or some combination of these — in nature. The word "teleological" is derived from the Greek word telos, meaning "end" or "purpose". Teleology is the supposition that there is purpose or directive principle in the works and processes of nature. Immanuel Kant called this argument the Physico–theological proof[4].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleologica...ic_concept
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