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Teleological argument and the anthropic principle

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2023
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Scientific developments show that the evolutionist - materialist - positivist paradigm that dominated science after Newton is an ideology; It provides strong data on the teleological approach of theism. Contemporary versions of teleological proof build themselves on scientific findings. Although the anthropic principle argues that the universe is a fine design based on these scientific findings, it goes one step further and gives humans a central role: the observer. This principle states that the existence of the universe cannot be mentioned without an observer (human); it argues that the universe cannot arise. Therefore, man is not a pebble accidentally washed up on the beach; On the contrary, it is based on an existing universe approach for human existence. While the weak principle, which is one of the sub-expansions of the anthropic principle, proves the idea of design by staying within scientific limits, others ask the philosophy's "why" question in addition to the "how" question of the weak principle: This question leads the design proofs - more clearly - to the existence of God. The anthropic principle opens the door to a new paradigm: it breaks down the dualism between scientific thinking and religion (not a religious cult). Keywords: God Proofs, Theological God Proof, Weak Anthropic Principle, Strong Anthropic Principle, Grace.

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Ayşegül Usve Türkcan

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Ayşegül Usve Türkcan (Master Thesis). Teleological argument and the anthropic principle, 2023, Ankara University.

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