Kant's philosophy - The God of nature and the physicotheological proof for God

Nature around us seems too purposive and harmonic to be a product of chance. Physicotheology starts from the order of nature and from that deduces its divine originator and his attributes. This is the most natural, most easy to understand and original form of theology according to Kant. But one that, taken by itself, is insufficient to build religion on it but rather leads to paganism.Quote: 0:08The architectonic structure of theology: 2:03 Physicotheology: 7:43The architectonic deduction of the different fields of theology: 14:28The physicotheological argument for God: 22:13Physicotheology in Islam: 37:45The value of the physicotheological proof for God: 1:11:44The God of physicotheology: 1:24:14The refutation of the physicotheological proof for God: 1:55:08Physicotheology leads to polytheism and hylemorphism: 2:11:24The physicotheological proof for God secretly rests on the cosmological and ontological proof for God: 2:28:50That there can't be knowledge of God's existence has adventages: 2:37:32Physicotheology alone leads to paganism instead of religion: 2:43:08Thanks: 2:51:07Overview over theology according to Kant: https://jonathanivoloewer.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/theology-according-to-Kant.pngThe table of categories according to Kant: https://jonathanivoloewer.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/table-of-categories-according-to-Kant.jpgRabia of Basra: https://youtu.be/cVSZaxcg6RY?si=YolngW29JMqsOflfRemarks on physicotheology can be found in Kant's lectures on rational theology: https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0000kant_r0k1/mode/2up, and also in his lectures on metaphysics: https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0028kant/mode/2up | https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0028kant_d7g2/mode/2up (I am not aware of a free English translation of either). Besides that there is Kant's pre-critical The Only Possible Argument In Support Of A Demonstration Of The Existence Of God: https://archive.org/details/the-only-possible-argument-in-support-of-a-demonstration-of-the-existence-of-god/mode/2up wherein he explains the physicotheological proof for God very well and elegantly. § 85. of the Critique of the Power of Judgment: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48433/48433-h/48433-h.htm also contains important explanations on physicotheology. Finally, the refutation of the physicotheological proof for God is found in the third main part of the dialectic of pure reason in the Critique of Pure Reason: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4280/4280-h/4280-h.htm.Whoever wants to support my aufkläring work can do so via:https://ko-fi.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.patreon.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VDDT7T7XHR77UThumbnail: www.hotpot.ai