Teleological Argument

I am working on a paper for my Christian Worldview class defending the existence of God. The prompt is, "Present an argument for God’s existence that does not rely upon the Bible." There is so much evidence in God's creation of His existence, so I am going to argue from a Teleological perspective (the complexity of design in the universe requires a Designer). Consider these awesome facts, focusing on the Anthropic Principle:

1. If the nuclear force were only a few percent weaker, then a proton could not combine with a neutron to form a deuteron. If this were the case, no deuterons would be formed in the sun and hence no solar fuel would exist. As a result, the sun would not shine (“burn”), but would merely be a cold ball of inert gas—precluding the possibility of life on Earth.

2. If the nuclear force were only a few percent stronger, then each proton would rapidly combine with another proton with explosive results. If this were the case, the sun would soon explode and thus cease to “burn,” once again precluding the possibility of life on Earth.

3. If this planet was 5% closer to the Sun, the water of the Earth would evaporate

4. If this planet was 1% further away all the oceans on this planet would freeze.

These are just a few out of the plethora of examples employed by the proponents of the Anthropic Principle. To learn more about the Anthropic Principle, visit ICR: Anthropic Principle.

Besides these facts about the fine-tuning of the universe, there are other areas of study, such as the study of Biological complexity, and how life cannot come from non-life.

I could also use several other arguments for the existence of God outside of the Teleological Argument. Here is a list of those:

1. Cosmological Argument
     -Kalam Cosmological Argument
     -Thomistic Cosmological Argument
2. Moral Argument
3. Ontological Argument

To learn more about these, I would recommend the book "To Everyone an Answer".

Isn't it overwhelming how much evidence there is for God in the universe, not even including special revelation? God is so good!

The heavens declare the glory of God;
   the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
   night after night they reveal knowledge.

 They have no speech, they use no words;
   no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
   their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.

Psalm 19:1-4

I would love to hear your comments and opinions about this fascinating topic. Please leave them in the comments section.