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And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCThen God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BC
This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler. — Isaac Newton · 1713Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses. — John Locke · 1690
Nothing can be created from nothing. — Lucretius · 55 BC
Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. — St. Thomas Aquinas · 1265