The author merely notes that a continually active God is unnecessary: ...how can we suppose that the august Being who brought all these countless worlds into form by the simple establishment of a natural principle flowing from his mind, was to interfere personally and specially on every occasion when a new shell-fish or reptile was to be ushered into existence on one of these worlds?
O autor simplemente indica que un Deus continuamente activo é innecesario: ...como podemos supoñer que o Ser augusto que lle deu forma a todos estes incontables mundos polo simple establecemento dun principio natural que fluía da súa mente, ía interferir persoalmente e especialmente en cada ocasión cando un novo molusco ou réptil ía ser levado á existencia nun deses mundos?