Philo says, "Now, according to this method of reasoning, it follows, (and is, indeed, tacitly allowed by Cleanthes himself) that order, arrangement, or the adjustment of final causes is not, of itself, any proof of design; but only so far as it has been experienced to proceed from that principle."

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Philo is stating that according to this method of reasoning, order, arrangement, or the adjustment of final causes alone is not proof of design, but only if it has been experienced to come from a designing principle.

Philo Says, "Now, According to This Method of Reasoning, It