David Hume wrote his critique of the teleological argument as a direct response to Paley's published argument.

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David Hume's critique of the teleological argument was published in his work "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" in 1779, which was before William Paley published his famous version of the teleological argument in "Natural Theology" in 1802. Hume's critique was not a direct response to Paley, but rather a general critique of the design argument for the existence of God.

David Hume Wrote His Critique of the Teleological Argument as a Direct