Match the theory with the individual who promoted it.
-William Paley
A)Based on the ages of the Old Testament patriarchs,the earth is only about 6,000 years old.
B)Most humans are destined to live in poverty because population increases more quickly than food production.
C)Species are so perfectly constructed and adapted that some powerful and knowl-edgeable creator must have created them as finished products.

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William Paley is best known for his argument of the watchmaker analogy, which posits that just as a watch is too complex and functional to have arisen by chance, so too must all life be the product of an intelligent designer. This argument is a cornerstone of the teleological argument for the existence of God, emphasizing the complexity and adaptation of species as evidence of a divine creator.

Match the Theory with the Individual Who Promoted It