Eventually it was realised that supernatural intervention could not be a scientific explanation, and naturalistic mechanisms such as neo-Lamarckism were favoured as being more compatible with purpose.

• 最终人们意识到超自然的干预不是一个科学的解释，而一些自然主义的机制（如新拉马克主义）更受青睐，因为它们与目的更相容。