Alfred Russel Wallace: Champion of Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?

Episode 237 July 03, 2008 00:03:33
Alfred Russel Wallace: Champion of Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?
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Alfred Russel Wallace: Champion of Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?

Jul 03 2008 | 00:03:33

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Show Notes

Many credit Alfred Russel Wallace, who along with Darwin co-presented the theory of natural selection in letters to the Linnean Society of London, 150 years ago this year. But few seem to remember that, contrary to Darwin, Wallace actually believed that it was possible to detect design in nature. So, what would modern Darwin defenders make of Wallace today?

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