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It's a reference to William Paley, the historical popularizer of design as obvious from the complexity of organisms: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/paley.html If you found a watch on the ground, you would assume that it was made by a man as opposed to naturally forming because of its complex parts. Biology is far more complex, so it must have been designed as well. His idea was co-opted by Dawkins for his book "The Blind Watchmaker." This argument was the antecent to today's ID movement... or more appropriately, they are the exact same. --Alex Frank Holterhoff wrote: > Sorry, I think my lack of culture is showing! To whom is this a > reference? > > F > > P. David Polly wrote: > >> Note that the author is Dr Richard Paley (remind you of anyone?). > > -- G. Alex Janevski University of Michigan Department of Geological Sciences 1100 N. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005 C.C. Little 2500 (734) 545-0755
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