Natural Theology

About “Natural Theology”

Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity is a 1802 book written by the English clergyman William Paley. It presents arguments from natural theology, focusing on evidence for the existence of God. Paley uses a teleological argument, which suggests that the complexity and order in nature imply the existence of a designer. His most famous argument is the watchmaker analogy, which compares the complexity of natural systems to a watch, suggesting both require a creator. The work is part of Christian apologetics and explores the attributes of the Deity through natural observation. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)