Then, digging deeper, we shall try our hand at a critique of his critique of religion, of resurrecting a natural belief in God. ... To allege the occurrence of order in creation, purpose in its constituent parts and in its constituted whole, regularity in the meter of its rhythm and syncopations, and mindful structure in the design and construction of Nature is by far the most widely used and generally accepted ground for launching from the world belief in an intelligent and omnipotent designer god. ... The god arrived at by arguments on the one-way street of effect to the cause is dead; we sh...

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However it is clear to Locke that colour, temperature etc are merely a result of the interaction of particles (and their primary qualities) with our sense organs. ... Berkeley also argues that to suppose that objects exist without the mind "is to suppose, without any reason at all, that God has created innumerable beings that are entirely useless, and serve to no manner of purpose."" ... This seems particularly obvious when Berkeleys problematic alternative is examined, i.e. that the relevant causal relationship is actually between God and our ideas. ...

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