8 ideas
| 17093 | Causation produces productive mechanisms; to understand the world, understand these mechanisms [Salmon] |
| 17492 | Salmon's interaction mechanisms needn't be regular, or involving any systems [Glennan on Salmon] |
| 7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
| 21275 | Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley] |
| 21276 | From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley] |
| 21277 | Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley] |
| 21278 | All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley] |
| 21357 | No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley] |