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Design Argument Based on Spatial Regularities: William A. Dembski Example

Year 2022, Volume: 25 Issue: 62, 269 - 290, 15.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.15745/da.1098373

Abstract

This article discusses a particular example of the intelligent design argument, which is one of the theistic arguments put forward to prove the existence of God. The intelligent design argument, in contrast to evolutionary theory, is central to the debate between religion and science. In this context, the problem that the article deals with is the validity and persuasiveness of William A. Dembski's design argument based on spatial regularities. Both historical and contemporary versions of design arguments mainly focus on spatial regularities. However, with the widespread acceptance of evolutionary theory in scientific and philosophical circles, design arguments based on spatial regularities have been severely criticized. The article aims to examine a contemporary example of design arguments based on spatial regularities, and to determine whether it maintains its strength against the objections originating from the theory of evolution. Literature review, one of the qualitative data collection methods, was used in the study, and the data were philosophically evaluated in terms of consistency and defensibility. This subject, which has a very comprehensive place in the debates in the context of philosophy of religion, science and religion, is limited to Dembski's proof and objections to him. As a result of this study, it will be argued that Dembski's design argument based on spatial regularities is not convincing enough in the face of criticisms originating from the theory of evolution.

References

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Mekânsal Düzenliliklere Dayalı Tasarım Argümanı: William A. Dembski Örneği

Year 2022, Volume: 25 Issue: 62, 269 - 290, 15.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.15745/da.1098373

Abstract

Bu makale Tanrı’nın varlığını kanıtlamak üzere öne sürülen teistik argümanlardan biri olan, akıllı tasarım kanıtının tikel bir örneğini konu edinmektedir. Akıllı tasarım kanıtı, evrim kuramı ile karşıtlık içerisinde, din ve bilim arasındaki tartışmalarda merkezi bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çerçevede makalenin ele aldığı problem, Dembski’nin mekansal düzenliliklere dayalı olan tasarım argümanının geçerliliği ve ikna ediciliğidir. Tasarım argümanlarının hem tarihsel hem de çağdaş verisyonları ağırlıklı olarak mekansal düzenlilikleri konu edinmektedir. Bununla birlikte, evrim kuramının bilim ve felsefe çevrelerinde yaygın kabul görmesiyle, mekansal düzenliliklere dayalı tasarım argümanları ciddi biçimde eleştirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, makalenin amacı, mekansal düzenliliklere dayalı tasarım argümanlarının çağdaş bir örneğini felsefi bakımdan incelemek ve evrim kuramı kaynaklı itirazlara karşı gücünü koruyup koruyamadığını belirlemektir. Çalışmada nitel veri toplama yöntemlerinden literatür incelemesi kullanılmış, elde edilen veriler tutarlılık ve savunulabilirlik açısından felsefi değerlendirmeye tabi tutulmuştur. Din felsefesi, bilim ve din bağlamındaki tartışmalarda hayli kapsamlı bir yer tutan bu konu, Dembski’nin kanıtı ve ona yöneltilen itirazlar ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonucunda, Dembski’nin mekansal düzenliliklere dayalı tasarım argümanının evrim kuramı kaynaklı eleştiriler karşısında yeterince ikna edici olmadığı savunulacaktır.

References

  • Behe, Michael. Darwin’in Kara Kutusu: Evrim teorisine Karşı Biyokimyasal Zafer. çev. Gürkan Bayır. İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları, 2007.
  • Brooke, John Hedley. “Natural Theology”. The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition. ed. Gary B. Ferngren. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000.
  • Dawkins, Richard. Kör Saatçi. çev. Feryal Halatçı. Ankara: Tübitak Yayınları, 2002.
  • Dembski, William A. The Design Inference: Eliminating Chance Through Small Probabilities. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • Dembski, William A. The Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1999.
  • Dembski, William A. “The Third Mode of Explanation: Detecting Evidence of Intelligent Design in the Sciences”. Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe. ed. William A. Dembski vd. San Francisco: Ingatius Press, 2000.
  • Dembski, William A. No Free Lunch: Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased Without Intelligence. Lanham, MD; Rowman&Littefield, 2002.
  • Dembski, William A. The Design Revolution: Answering the Thougest Questions About Intelligent Design. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2004.
  • Dembski, William A. “Signs of Intelligence: A Primer on the Discernment of Intelligent Design”. Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Design, ed. William A: Dembski – James M. Kushiner. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, 2005.
  • Dembski, William A. - Marks, Robert J. “Life’s Conservation Law: Why Darwinian Evolution Cannot Create Biological Information”. The Nature of Nature. ed. Bruce Gordon - William Dembski. Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 2009.
  • Dembski, William A. - Wells, Jonathan. The Design of Life: Discovering Signs of Intelligence in Biological Systems. Dallas: Foundation for Thought and Ethics, 2008.
  • Henry, John. “Causation”. The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition. ed. Gary B. Ferngren. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000.
  • Miller, Kenneth R. Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution. New York: Harper&Collins, 2002.
  • Miller, Kenneth R. “The Flagellum Unspun: The Collapse of Irreducible Complexity”, Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA. ed. William A. Dembski - Michael Ruse. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Perakh, Mark. “A Consistent Inconsistency: How Dr. Dembski Infers Intelligent Design”. Talkreason. Erişim 30.03.2012. https://www.talkreason.org/articles/dembski.cfmdesign.
  • Peterson, Michael vd. Akıl ve İnanç: Din Felsefesine Giriş. çev. Rahim Acar. İstanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2006.
  • Russell, A. Colin. “Views of Nature”. The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition. ed. Gary B. Ferngren. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000.
  • Swinburne, Richard. Is There a God?. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  • Swinburne, Richard. The Existence of God. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Primary Language Turkish
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Ahmet Erkan 0000-0003-2134-8500

Publication Date June 15, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 25 Issue: 62

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ISNAD Erkan, Ahmet. “Mekânsal Düzenliliklere Dayalı Tasarım Argümanı: William A. Dembski Örneği”. Dini Araştırmalar 25/62 (June 2022), 269-290. https://doi.org/10.15745/da.1098373.