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Its relations to the question of design belong to the natural theologian, or, in the larger sense, to the philosopher.

From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Gray, Asa

I read Scott, who was such a natural theologian that he really thought the story of Phaeton—of the wild steeds dashing across the sky—corroborated the story of Joshua having stopped the sun and moon.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green

In this way the Bible is used by the natural theologian, just as he would employ any curious object in nature—say, the human hand, or the eye.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

Similar instances may be gleaned by the natural theologian from nearly every part of the geological history.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

The only answer to these difficulties open to the natural theologian is that which is drawn from the constitution of the human mind.

From Thoughts on Religion by Gore, Charles