The Thinking Dutchman | Rationality Rules FAILS in Debunking the Watchmaker Argument @TheThinkingDutchman | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In 1802 Paley published his work called “Natural Theology”. In it he argued that biological organisms are the result of Intelligent Design. He is known for using a watch as an illustration to make his case. Atheist Stephen Woodford, known by his popular channel Rationality Rules, made a video ‘debunking’ the watchmaker analogy from Paley. It might surprise you, but I agree with many of the arguments Stephen makes. There is just one problem: Paley’s argument is completely different from what Stephen thinks it is, so his whole video is not a response to Paley, but simply a straw man argument.
Episode about Intelligent Design: youtube.com/watch?v=0S1b0M-JuVQ
Stephen Woodford's (Rationality Rules) video: youtube.com/watch?v=u1szN-oewOs
0:00 Introduction
1:13 False analogy straw man
3:40 False cause straw man
6:47 Paley's actual argument
8:14 What about evolution?
10:00 special pleading fallacy leads to God
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In 1802 Paley published his work called “Natural Theology”. In it he argued that biological organisms are the result of Intelligent Design. He is known for using a watch as an illustration to make his case. Atheist Stephen Woodford, known by his popular channel Rationality Rules, made a video ‘debunking’ the watchmaker analogy from Paley. It might surprise you, but I agree with many of the arguments Stephen makes. There is just one problem: Paley’s argument is completely different from what Stephen thinks it is, so his whole video is not a response to Paley, but simply a straw man argument.
Episode about Intelligent Design: youtube.com/watch?v=0S1b0M-JuVQ
Stephen Woodford's (Rationality Rules) video: youtube.com/watch?v=u1szN-oewOs
0:00 Introduction
1:13 False analogy straw man
3:40 False cause straw man
6:47 Paley's actual argument
8:14 What about evolution?
10:00 special pleading fallacy leads to God
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Why Ken Ham is wrong about the age of the earth youtube.com/watch?v=di0Ix4aW6QI
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Jordan Peterson on Claiming Belief in God (Christian Response)
youtube.com/watch?v=AshWAEZvUlc
Why CrashCourse is Wrong About Intelligent Design youtube.com/watch?v=0S1b0M-JuVQ
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