Paley argues that if he were to find a watch upon the ground, he would be warranted in inferring that

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Paley's watchmaker analogy argues that just as a watch, with its complex and purposeful design, implies a watchmaker, the complexity and purposefulness of the universe imply a universe maker, or God. However, the specific inference he draws from finding a watch is that it must have had a maker, due to its complexity and design, not directly that it was placed there by God or that someone had lost it.

Paley Argues That If He Were to Find a Watch