Which common rebuttal against evolutionary theory relates back to Paley's "divine watchmaker" argument?
A) The eye is too complex an organ to have evolved gradually.
B) There are no transitional fossils.
C) The earth is not old enough to allow for such evolutionary change.
D) People have stopped evolving.

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Paley's "divine watchmaker" argument stated that complex structures, such as a watch, required a designer. This argument is often used today to suggest that the complexity of certain biological structures, such as the eye, means that they must have been designed by a creator and could not have evolved gradually.

Which Common Rebuttal Against Evolutionary Theory Relates Back to Paley's