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Compatibility or Incompatibility of the Evolution Theory with the Teleological Argument
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hosseini Sarvari, Hassan (Supervisor)
Abstract
In this article, we will examine the theory of evolution through natural selection and we will show that the evidence in favor of natural selection is so great that today this theory has been fully accepted by the scientific community. The theory of evolution had many philosophical and theological consequences; One of its direct consequences was the weakening of teleological arguments and specifically the argument of William Paley's plan; Because in the light of this theory, the existence of features with functions and complex adaptations of living things can be explained without the need of designing a supernatural agent. Despite this, biology still uses concepts such as function, which has...