... drawing a conclusive decision simply because they both show intricate moving parts and seem to serve a purpose offers feeble support, particularly in structuring a prima facie case for the existence of God. David Hume adequately states why this is the circumstance when he said, "From watching a hair grow, can we infer how people grow?" Mr. Paley and other Teleology theist would have one believe ... than which nothing greater can be thought, seeing that some have believed God to be a body." This idea shows that since different people have different concepts of God, this argument works on...

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... in the mind. Those that belonged to the empiricist school of thought developed quite separate and distinct ideas concerning the nature of the substratum of sensible objects. John Locke and David Hume upheld the belief that sensible things were composed of material substance, the basic framework for the materialist position. The main figure who believed that material substance did not exist is ... seen any building taller than three stories. However, a construction worker comes across the same building and perceives its height quite differently than the previous man. Since the second man...

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