In response to such claims, Nathan Schneider writes, "Paley died decades before The Origin of Species was published, and ever since his views have been so repeatedly set in opposition to Darwin's that Richard Dawkins titled one of his books on evolution The Blind Watchmaker.
En resposta a esas afirmacións, Nathan Schneider escribiu, "Paley morreu décadas antes de que fose publicada A orixe das especies, e desde entón as súas ideas téñense posto tan repetidamente en oposición ás de Darwin que Richard Dawkins titulou un dos seus libros sobre evolución The Blind Watchmaker (O reloxeiro cego).