...theologian William Paley (1828) wrote: In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against astone, and were asked how the stone came to be there; I might possibly answer, that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show...

...science, including Isaac Newton. Here is a classic statement of the argument by William PALEY (§2): In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against...there, I might possibly answer that for any thing I know to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity...

...Paley thus invites the direct participation of the reader. His often-cited opening sentence begins: 'In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against...the stone came to be there; I might possibly answer . . .'. The encounter with a stone, then a watch, trades on the shared experience of stones and watches...

...known story of a person finding a watch on a lonely heath." He says: In crossing a heath, suppose 1 pitched my foot against a stone , and were asked how...I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever . . . But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be enquired how the watch happended...

...objects suggest a surrealist landscape. In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a sttme, and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer that, lor anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever; nor would it. perhaps, be very easy...

...argument was proposed in 1802 by the Archdeacon of Carlisle, William Paley. Here are his words. In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how this stone came to be there, I might possibly answer that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it...

...the image of the Watchmaker offered by William Paley (1743-1805). The argument runs as follows: In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against...came to be there; I might possibly answer, that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show...

...defence of the design argument? SOURCES: THE DESIGN ARGUMENT I PALEY: THE WATCH AND THE WATCHMAKER1 In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against...came to be there, I might possibly answer, that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show...

...SOURCES: THE DESIGN ARGUMENT I PALEY:THE WATCH AND THE WATCHMAKER1 In crossing a heath, suppose I pirched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone...came to be there, I might possibly answer, that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever: nor would it pethaps be very easy to show...

...Chapter 2 - for instance, the anthropic principle). EVlDENCE OF DESlGN ln crossing a heath, suppose l pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there, l might possibly answer, that, for anything l knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever; nor...