(August 27, 2019 at 9:13 pm)Acrobat Wrote:(August 27, 2019 at 7:33 pm)Belaqua Wrote: It's true that organs evolved because they were advantageous, with no intelligent design behind them. That doesn't mean that there is no teleology.
The use of teleological language when it comes to evolution, is controversial to say the least. We borrow the language of design, when speaking of biological parts, and their history, primarily because it’s difficult to avoid. We can speak of biological elements as we do engineered machines, apply a bit of reverse engineering to trace their history.
But teleology here is more like symbols and metaphors, but not to be taken literally.
(August 27, 2019 at 7:28 pm)Amarok Wrote: Good job you found a quote
A confessional.
Not really
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself.
Inuit Proverb
Inuit Proverb