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Full Idea
Since the effects resemble, we must infer by analogy that the causes also resemble; and that the Author of Nature is somewhat similar to the mind of man, though possessed of much larger faculties, proportioned to the grandeur of his work.
Gist of Idea
Analogy suggests that God has a very great human mind
Source
David Hume (Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion [1751], Part 2)
Book Ref
Hume,David: 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion' [Penguin], p.54