For Paley, it doesn't matter if the watch we find was created by another watch, or if that watch was created by yet another; at some point, someone had to design a first watch that created the others.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Paley's argument, known as the watchmaker analogy, posits that complex objects like a watch, which exhibit design and purpose, must have a designer. He argues that even if a watch could create another watch, there must have been an initial watchmaker—a designer for the first watch. This analogy is used to argue for the existence of a designer for the universe, typically understood as God.

For Paley, It Doesn't Matter If the Watch We Find