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But what a subject is the first proposition of Natural Theology to discuss for men in abbreviated form! It is worn threadbare in the thoughts of whosoever calls himself theist, atheist, or agnostic. Worse yet (as it may seem), when the Neglected Argument comes to be described, it will be found to consist in a train of thought familiar to every man from prelate to ploughboy. Nevertheless, it is well-known to be highly persuasive, and is so in truth, extraordinarily beyond its repute. However, theology not being in my line, I should not have called attention to it but for the circumstance that the current notions of logic condemn it as no argument at all, while according to my views it is the first stage of as conclusive a proof as one could desire.