The very existence of our senses, our reason, and our intellect, is a proof that these faculties were given us for some purpose.
Theory of evolution
The very existence of our senses, our reason, and our intellect, is a proof that these faculties were given us for some purpose.
Theory of evolution
A teleological argument, reflecting his earlier thinking.
c. 1830s
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