Rambam argues that postulating that there is purpose to why the universe is the way it is and a creator is a better argument than claiming, as Aristotle did, that things are this way because that's how they have to be.

Guide For the Perplexed - Lecture 68: Part 2 Chapters 19b and 20a

Join us as we study the monumental work of Maimonides, The Guide of the Perplexed. Let Maimonides speak to us in a language that we can understand, about issues that continue to perplex us in the 21st century. Learn how to approach those difficult times when what we believe seems to conflict with what the Holy writings say.