Cosmos Body of God

COSMOS THE BODY OF GOD: ISA PURUSHA TATVA
M.M.NINAN
3. A TELEOLOGICAL OR DESIGN ARGUMENT
The Greek word, telos means an end goal or purpose. The design argument was first developed by the
ancient Greeks and popularized by William Paley
Bishop William Paley (1743-1805)
The Argument from Design is arguing from the existence of "design" in the universe and to the
logical conclusion that the design requires a "designer" who is defined as God. The argument is based
on an interpretation of teleology wherein purpose and design appear to exist in nature beyond the scope
of any such human activities. The teleological argument suggests that, given this premise, the existence
of a designer can be assumed, typically presented as God. Various concepts of teleology originated in
ancient philosophy and theology. Some philosophers, such as Plato, proposed a divine Artificer as the
designer; others, including Aristotle, rejected that conclusion in favor of a more naturalistic teleology.
William Paley developed these ideas with his version of the watch maker analogy. He argued that in
the same way a watch's complexity implies the existence of its maker, so too one may infer the Creator
of the universe exists, given the evident complexity of Nature.
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