was deeply persuaded and moved by this argument from--

就被神学家威廉姆·佩利提出的一个观点
in the form presented by the theologian William Paley.

所深深折服
So, Paley has an example here.

这里佩利举例说
Paley tells--gives the example of you're walking down the beach

佩利说假如你走在沙滩上
and your foot hits a rock.

脚踢到了一块石头
And then you wonder, "Where did that rock come from?"

然后你就想这块石头是从哪里来的呢
And you don't really expect an interesting answer to that question.

你知道这不会是个多有趣的答案
Maybe it was always there.

也许它一直在那儿
Maybe it fell from the sky. Who cares?

也许它是从天上掉下来的谁在乎呢
But suppose you found a watch on the ground

但是假如你在地上发现了一块手表
and then you asked where the watch had come from.

然后琢磨这块手表是从哪里来的
Paley points out that it would not be satisfying to simply say

佩利指出仅仅说它一直在那儿