Topic > William Paley's Teleological View of the Existence of God

In this essay, I will outline William Paley's argument for the teleological view of God's existence and show that, although his watchmaker analogy is possible, it's not plausible. The teleological argument is the argument of the project; that, since the universe has a purpose in its order, there is rational evidence for confidence in the existence of a God. The universe and all the biological organisms that inhibit it are so complex that the only explanation, Paley deduces, is that there is an even more complex and intelligent designer who created it. Paley argues that everything was designed to fulfill some function and that the regularity and behavior of the universe is due to the creator intending it to function in that specific way. Use the watchmaker analogy to deepen your understanding of the intelligent designer. Paley says: imagine one day you are walking and you come across a stone. One might immediately assume that the stone has been in that position throughout its existence (Paley, p. 116). So, let's say a clock was found on the ground in the same way as the stone;...