Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, William Paley and Epicurus
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
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For Epicureans gods are made of atoms, and are not eternal [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
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Epicurus saw that gods must exist, because nature has imprinted them on human minds [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley]
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From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley]
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Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley]
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All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley]
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No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism
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God does not intervene in heavenly movements, but is beyond all action and perfectly happy [Epicurus]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
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Some say Epicurus only pretended to believe in the gods, so as not to offend Athenians [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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