My religion teacher often touches on the fact that God has something to do with teleology but he never goes into any depth. Any help would be great. Thanks.
2006-09-03 15:19:50 · 6 answers · asked by braillehand 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Simple anwser: not a thing. That is why your pastor cant explain.
2006-09-03 15:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by A_Geologist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is from the traditional arguments to prove the existence of God.
1 - Cosmology - Since everything that has a beginning has cause, God must have caused the universe.
2 - Teleology - Things in this worlds have purpose in their design. This hints at a Creator. For example, natural causes have shaped the Grand Canyon, but intelligent causes have shaped Mt. Rushmore. When you examine the human body and other fascinating creations, we can rightfully conclude that their purposeful design demands a purposeful Creator.
3 - Ontology - The argument from being. There are many others, but I do hope this helps answer your question. God Bless
2006-09-03 22:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by pastor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about the creation...
Teleology traditionally is contrasted with philosophical naturalism, which views nature as lacking design or purpose. For example, naturalism would say that a person has sight simply because they have eyes. In other words, function follows form (eyesight follows from having eyes). Teleology is the reverse of this position: a person has eyes because they have the need of eyesight. In this case, form follows function (eyes follow from having the need for eyesight).
2006-09-03 22:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by barrabas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you mean Theology?
Teleology traditionally is contrasted with philosophical naturalism, which views nature as lacking design or purpose. For example, naturalism would say that a person has sight simply because they have eyes. In other words, function follows form (eyesight follows from having eyes). Teleology is the reverse of this position: a person has eyes because they have the need of eyesight. In this case, form follows function (eyes follow from having the need for eyesight).
what church do you go to?
2006-09-03 22:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by nicole 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teleology (telos: end, purpose) is the philosophical study of design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in nature or human creations.
It would be the beliefe that things were designed with a purpose in mind.
Teleology is somewhat of a philosophical term for Natural Selection.
2006-09-03 22:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by Kaiser32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 Theology or teleology?
2006-09-03 22:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋