Thus, Paley's use of the watch (and other mechanical objects like it) continued a long and fruitful tradition of analogical reasoning that was well received by those who read Natural Theology when it was published in 1802.
Así, o uso de Paley do reloxo (e outros obxectos mecánicos) continuou unha longa e frutífera tradición de razoamento analóxico que foi ben recibido pola maioría dos que leron a Natural Theology cando esta se publicou en 1802.