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ment of them. There seems to be no conceiv- 

 able reason why we should doubt or question 

 that these are ends and aims also in the forms 

 given to living organisms, Avhen the facts cor- 

 respond with this view and with no other." ^ 



It will be observed that all these objections 

 have reference to the denial of teleology on the 

 part of Mr. Darwin. If his theory admitted 

 that the organisms in nature were due to a 

 divine purpose, the objections would be void of 

 all meaning. 



There is a fifth objection. According to 

 Darwin's theory organs are formed by the 

 slow accumulation of unintended variations, 

 which happen to be favorable to the subject 

 of them in the struggle for life. But in many 

 cases these organs, instead of being favorable, 

 are injurious or cumbersome until fully devel- 

 oped. Take the wing of a bird, for example. 

 In its rudimental state, it is useful neither for 

 swimming, walking, nor flying. Now, as Dar- 

 win says it took millions of years to bring the 

 eye to perfection, how long did it take to ren- 

 der a rudimental wing useful ? It is no suffi- 

 cient answer to say that these rudimental or- 

 gans might have been suited to the condition 



^ Reiffii of Law, pp. 247, 248, 



