Hume argued that the universe could be just as likely compared to an animal or a plant, than to a machine.

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David Hume, in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, suggests through his character Philo that the universe might more closely resemble a giant organism (like an animal or a plant) than a machine, challenging the mechanical worldview and the analogy of the universe to a complex machine designed by a divine watchmaker.

Hume Argued That the Universe Could Be Just as Likely