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We have shown that, in regard to our Creator, his character and designs, without a revelation, we have nothing to guide us but the intuitive truths, and the deductions obtained by their aid from human experience. We will now inquire as to the amount of knowledge to be secured from these sources. The works of Nature, both of mind and matter, are full of evidence of design, and from this we infer that the Creator is an intelligent cause and is perfectly benevolent. We also assume that the design and ultimate end of the Creator in all his works is to produce the greatest possible happiness with the least possible evil. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)