Teleological argument

===Unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics===
[[William Lane Craig]] has proposed a nominalist argument influenced by the [[philosophy of mathematics]]. This argument revolves around the fact that, by using mathematical concepts, we can discover much about the natural world. For example, Craig writes, [[Peter Higgs]], and any similar scientist, 'can sit down at his desk and, by pouring{{sic}} over mathematical equations, predict the existence of a fundamental particle which, thirty years later, after investing millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours, experimentalists are finally able to detect.' He names mathematics as the 'language of nature', and refutes two possible explanations for this. Firstly, he suggests, the idea that they are abstract entities brings about the question of their application. Secondly, he responds to the problem of whether they are merely useful fictions by suggesting that this asks why these fictions are so useful. Citing [[Eugene Wigner]] as an influence on his thought, he summarizes his argument as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=God and the 'Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics' - Reasonable Faith |url=http://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/god-and-the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics/ |website=www.reasonablefaith.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Does God Exist? - Reasonable Faith |url=http://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/does-god-exist1/ |website=www.reasonablefaith.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmFptNGnFs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313161320/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmFptNGnFs&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2020-03-13 |access-date=2018-12-11 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

{{Poem quote|text=1. If God did not exist, the applicability of mathematics would be just a happy coincidence.
2. The applicability of mathematics is not just a happy coincidence.
3. Therefore, God exists.|char=|sign=|title=|source=}}