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    It is not the case that The teleological argument generates an absurd infinite regress and therefore fails as an explanation for the order of the universe.

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    • 1.The teleological argument explains order and apparent design in the material universe by appealing to divine intelligence.
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    • 2.If order and apparent design require explanation by intelligence, then the order and apparent design within divine intelligence also require explanation.
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    • 3.By the same reasoning used in the teleological argument, the order in divine intelligence would require a super-divine intelligence to explain it.
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