"When I see a watch whose hands mark the hours, I conclude that an intelligent being has arranged the springs of this machine, so that the hands mark the hours. Thus, when I see the springs of the human body, I conclude that an intelligent being has arranged these organs in order that they may be received and nourished nine months in the womb; that the eyes are given for seeing, the hands for grasping."

Voltaire, speaking on the belief system of Deism.


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