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Full Idea
By supposing something to contain the principle of its order within itself, we really assert it to be God; and the sooner we arrive at that divine being, so much the better.
Gist of Idea
The thing which contains order must be God, so see God where you see order
Source
David Hume (Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion [1751], Part 4)
Book Ref
Hume,David: 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion' [Penguin], p.72