Episode 167: Hume on Intelligent Design (Philosophize This! Crossover) (Part One)

On David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779). How would a scientifically minded person argue for the existence of God? In Hume’s dialogue, a character named Cleanthes argues from this point of view for God’s existence based on the complexity and order apparent in nature: It looks designed. But how good is that argument, and is it enough to prove an infinite God of the traditional sort? With guest Stephen West. Don't wait until next week for part 2; get the rest of the discussion now with your ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! To capture your real-life hero’s story, visit www.en.familysounds.net/podcast and get a discount with promo code PEL.