it is the theory that something as complex as the watch could only have been made by god and so was the universe
The eighteenth century theologian, William Paley originated the analogy of the Watchmaker.
He used a pocket watch.
William Paley's argument for the existence of God is often summarized as the "watchmaker analogy." He compares the complex design of a watch to the complexity of the universe, arguing that just as a watch must have had a designer (a watchmaker), so too must the universe have had a designer (God). Paley's argument is based on the idea that complex design implies an intelligent designer.
he Analogical Teleological Argument of Paley: If I stumbled on a stone and asked how it came to be there, it would be difficult to show that the answer, it has lain there forever is absurd. Yet this is not true if the stone were to be a watch.
William Paley died on 1805-05-25.
William S. Paley was born on September 28, 1901.
William S. Paley was born on September 28, 1901.
William S. Paley died on 1990-10-26.
William Paley not only believed in God, he thought he could prove that God exists.
William Paley Baildon has written: 'The old gate-house of Lincoln's Inn'
Yes, William Paley was married. He married Mary Paley in 1780, and they had several children together. Their family life was characterized by both personal and professional commitments, as Paley was a prominent theologian and philosopher during his time.
No, William Paley did not invent the eye analogy. He popularized it in his book "Natural Theology" in 1802, where he used the analogy of the watch and the watchmaker to argue for the existence of God based on the design complexity of the natural world.