William Paley
Neither, secondly, would it invalidate our conclusion, that the watch sometimes went wrong, or that it seldom went exactly right. The purpose of the machinery, the design, and the designer, might be evident.
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1802 · Natural Theology, ch. 2 — that an imperfect watch does not weaken the inference to a designer
Checked word-for-word against Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity · 2026-07-18