The Study of Dawkins's Simplicity Argument about the Emergence of the Universe

Subject Areas : Philosophy

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Received: 2009-05-24 Accepted : 2010-12-17 Published : 2010-09-23

Keywords: Richard Dawkins, Keith Ward, theism, simplicity&#x0D, &#x0D, argument, basic laws of physics,

Abstract :

The English biologist and philosopher, Richard Dawkins, in hissimplicity argument claims that the basic rules of physics are simple, soit is actually more likely that the relatively simple laws of nature wouldbe came into existence for no reason than that they would be designedby a God whose being would have to be more complex than they are.Thus, there is no God. By contrast, keith Ward and other theistphilosophers like Richard Swinburne and Alvin Plantinga withseparating "exclusive" and "inclusive" simplicity, defends from"integrative" simplicity of God. The existence of God integrates allelements, products of evolution and natural basic rules, in acomprehensive system, thus, it is simplest explanation, whileDawkins's materialistic view, is not enough explanatory. So "simplicityargument", is in fact, "the fallacy of simplicity". In this article, it istried to deny Dawkins's simplicity argument.