In: Psychology
Answer one of the following questions (200 word minimum). PHIL
1. Discuss whether the analogy between a watch and the human eye is a good analogy. Be sure to consider both points in favor as well as the problems with the analogy that Hume raises.
2. How does one in general decide what the best explanation is? What is the best explanation of the teleology in the world? Why is this the best explanation?
3. Is it possible to believe in evolution and God? Why or why not?
One of the most important and contrasting ideas the world has ever seen is the existence of God. Human beings made everything to which they were afraid of as Gods such as rain, sun, thunder, sea etc. Natural phenomena that were beyond the human understanding became Gods. Almost all across the globe this trend is same and that’s why we have numerous Gods based on people’s understanding. People who were radicals and brought considerable changes in the society such as Jesus, Buddha, and Prophet Mohammad etc. were treated as Gods. Most of the religions evolved in order to discipline people and with a God who is not found anywhere came to the rescue of the religions.
Evolution on the other hand, proves that everything that we see and experience is the result of evolution and there is no such thing as God. Evolution is the scientific process of explaining how things came into existence. The world started progressing only when people came out of the clutches of religion which prevented people from thinking. Today, although religions are present and many people in the world believe in God, it’s only a ritualistic relationship. People have slowly started to move away from the myths of the religions and started to surrender to the evolution theory.
So, religion and evolution cannot go hand in hand. They are different entities where one insists on God and the other insists on science, technology and natural phenomena.