[Taxacom] teleology example

[John Grehan]

If one does not intend purpose, but use the word, then that seems to me to
be pretty sloppy thinking. More, it seems like it is disfunctional
thinking, or not thinking at all.

John Grehan

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Curtis Clark <lists at curtisclark.org> wrote:

> On 2013-03-06 6:12 PM, John Grehan wrote:
> > Here's a nice explicit example: "it’s hard to see how these hair-like
> > processes would evolve if they didn’t serve a purpose."
>
> "Purpose" is often used as an unfortunate substitute for "function" by
> biologists. Sloppy writing doesn't always mean sloppy thinking.
>
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