This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns

Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the w

A comprehensive survey of the many different forms of design argument for the existence of God.

The "argument from poor design" is one of the most common arguments hurled at proponents of Intelligent Design. It's also completely mistaken. The components of