William Paley - Brief article reviewing his legacy for creationism. Rocky Road: William Paley - A concise note on Paley's "watchmaker" argument and Darwin's contradiction of it. A View of the Evidences of Christianity - Images of several pages from this 1794 work by Paley. Wikipedia: William Paley - Entry from this open-access reference work. Natural Theology - Online text of the 1809 edition of this Paley opus. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: William Paley - Short article on this 18th-century religious writer.