SUBJECT: The Design Theory in Hume's Dialogues
             TOPIC: Skepticism of the Design Theory
             PAPER TITLE: "On the Inadequacy of the Design Theory"
             THESIS: That using the design theory to prove the existence of God is philosophically
             The design argument is a proof for the existence of God. Hume uses this idea in the Dialogues. Cleanthes is defending this argument. He states that: 1.)Machines are produced by intelligent design. 2.)The universe resembles a machine. 3.)Therefore, the universe was produced by intelligent design. The whole argument rests upon the analogy between the design we recognize in human-created artifacts and similar design we recognize in the universe. In this paper I will attempt to argue that you cannot prove the existence of God using the design argument. First of all, the design argument is based on a faulty analogy. We don't know whether the order in nature was the result of design since, unlike our experience with the creation of machines, we did not witness the formation of the world. Second, the vastness of the universe weakens any comparison with human artifacts. Although the universe is orderly here, it may be chaotic somewhere else. Another weakness of the design!
             theory is that natural design may be accounted for by nature alone, insofar as matter contains within itself some particular order. And even if the universe is of divine origin, we are not justified in concluding that
             this divine cause is a single, all powerful, or all good being. Therefore with these reasons alone, one can argue that the design theory cannot possibly prove the existence of God.
             1. The design argument is based on a faulty analogy: we don't know whether
             the order in nature was the result of design since, unlike our experience with the creation of machines, we did not witness the formation of the world. This analogy fails because Cleanthes is too ready to ascribe natura...