David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

One of the central debates that was brought to light during the time of philosopher David Hume was the debate regarding the nature of God. During the 18th century when Hume lived, nearly everyone believed that God existed, but not many thought to comprehend the nature of God. Hume addresses this question in his work Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion with a conversation primarily between Cleanthes and Philo with periodic interjections by Demea. Throughout this dialogue, they debate the nature of God and Cleanthes tries to champion the argument that God is an intelligent designer and that the universe is essentially one giant machine. This sets the stage for the debate to follow as Philo, and to a certain extent Demea, argue that this