Paul and Natural Theology

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In the following passage from Romans 1:19, what would be the name or type of proof that Paul is referencing for the existence of God? Cosmological? Teleological? Natural law? Etc.

19 For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse; 21for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
 
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…his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made.
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This presupposes a teleological argument for not only the existence of God, but for His eternal powers and His nature.

Natural Law is discerned from and predicated upon “what He has made”.
 
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**19 For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them. **
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**The basic idea is that if God didn’t exist neither would anything else,
because nothing we see in the world could exist without being caused.
 
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