ABSTRACT
As we saw in the last chapter, cosmological arguments begin with the fact that there are contingently existing things in the world and conclude with the existence of a non-contingent creator to account for the existence of those things. Teleological arguments (or arguments from, or to, design), on the other hand, are quite different, for they begin with certain properties in the world and conclude with the existence of a grand designer of the world – a designer with certain mental properties such as intention, knowledge, and purpose.
