Intheirscientificobjectionsthetworeviewerstakesomewhatdifferentlines; "repudiatesthewholedoctrineoffinalcauses," and "allindicationofdesignorpurposeintheorganicworld...isneithermorenorlessthanaformaldenialofanyagencybeyondthatofablindchanceinthedevelopingorperfectingoftheorgansorinstinctsofcreatedbeings....ItisinvainthattheapologistsofthishypothesismightsaythatitmerelyattributesadifferentmodeandtimetotheDivineagency—thatallthequalitiessubsequentlyappearingintheirdescendantsmusthavebeenimplanted, andhaveremainedlatentintheoriginalpair." Suchaview,theExaminerdeclares, "isnowherestatedinthisbook,andwouldbe, wearesure, disclaimedbytheauthor."
