Write a Short Counter to William Paley's Argument That as It

question 35

Short Answer

Write a short counter to William Paley's argument that as it is virtually impossible for a fully working watch to come into being simply by chance, it is just as impossible for even more complex living creatures to come into being without a fully conscious creator.

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Definitions:

Dimethylsulfide

An organic sulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S, known for its distinctive smell reminiscent of the ocean or cooked corn.

Alkene

A hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its structure.

OsO4

Osmium tetroxide, a compound used in organic chemistry to add oxygen atoms to double bonds in alkenes.

Periodic Acid

A powerful oxidizing agent, represented chemically as HIO4, known for cleaving vicinal diols and forming aldehydes or ketones.