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The watchmaker theory was developed by William Paley in 1802. The theory advocates, through inteligent design, for creationism as opposed to evolution. The theory takes the example of a watch, and concludes that the sheer technology and sophistication required to design a watch requires a designer in the form of a supernatural being; not an ordinary human being. The world, ergo, was form by a God and humans have been the beneficiary of His formations and designs - ultimately humans are too immature to design such a detailed object and requiire the assistance of a God. Evolution, averses this theory in the name of science. Through science and Darwin's natural selection, the human race - not to mention all other beings in the animal kingdom - has evolved by adapting to the environment and maturing over tens of thousands of years. The watchmaker analogy cab de drawn upon here by looking at the evolution of watches. Scientists would contend: the increasing sophistication in watches in not disimilar to that of human beings and animals. In a factual respect, the watchmaker theory is scientifically flawed and inaccurate. However, for crerationists it is an analogy that provides some reason for their beliefs.

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