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Ambiguous Quote by David Hume

“The whole of natural theologyresolves itself into one simple, though…” quote by David Hume — Download Open image

“The whole of natural theologyresolves itself into one simple, though somewhat ambiguous proposition, That the cause or causesof order in the universe probably bear some remote analogy to human intelligence.”

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