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The original ID theorist, whether he knew it or not, was Alfred Russel Wallace

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Darwin’s co-theorist:

Earlier this month, science historian Michael Flannery and political scientist John West discussed the legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) on the occasion of his birthday, January 8. The video is up now and is worth watching. Flannery and West note the irony that Darwin’s younger colleague, co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, broke with Darwin over Wallace’s later advocacy of intelligent design. An exaggeration? Not in the least. He came to recognize an intelligent “control” operating everywhere in life:

David Klinghoffer, “Fun Game: Ask Your Darwinist Friends, “Guess Who Said This?”” at Evolution News and Science Today:
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The ancient Greeks predate Wallace. And they were discussing telic thoughts well before him.ET
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