Sincenaturalsciencedealsonlywithsecondaryornaturalcauses, thescientifictermsofatheoryofderivationofspecies—nolessthanofatheoryofdynamics——, , wethinkthatatheisticviewofNatureisimpliedinhisbook, , however, heanywheremaintainsthatthenaturalcausesthroughwhichspeciesarediversifiedoperatewithoutanordaininganddirectingintelligence,andthattheorderlyarrangementsandadmirableadaptationsweseeallaroundusarefortuitousorblind, undesignedresults—thattheeye, thoughitcametosee, wasnotdesignedforseeing, northehandforhandling—then, wesuppose, heisjustlychargeablewithdenying, andveryneedlesslydenying, alldesigninorganicNature; otherwise, , ifDarwinswell-knownpassageabouttheeyeequivocalthoughsomeofthelanguagebe—doesnotimplyordaininganddirectingintelligence, :
"Maywenotbelievethat [undervariationproceedinglongenough, generationmultiplyingthebettervariationstimesenough, andnaturalselectionsecuringtheimprovements] alivingopticalinstrumentmightbethusformedassuperiortooneofglassastheworksoftheCreatoraretothoseofman?"
