Alfred Russel Wallace Got There Before Metamorphosis

Our friend and colleague Michael Flannery notes a fascinating letter written by evolutionary theory's co-discoverer that anticipates the intelligent-design argument in Metamorphosis.

Alfred Russel Wallace was writing to Mrs. Fisher, who prior to her marriage had served as Charles Lyell's secretary under her maiden name of Arabella Buckley. The letter is dated on March 6, 1909. Excerpt:

Another point I am becoming more and more impressed with is, a teleology of fundamental laws and...