[Taxacom] teleology example

[Dick Jensen]

Because, as you yourself have said, definitions don't matter.  



Obviously, you have a definition of purpose in mind, or you wouldn't continue to be disturbed by what people write about purpose.  



Dick J 



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From: "John Grehan" <calabar.john at gmail.com> 
To: "Curtis Clark" <lists at curtisclark.org> 
Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu 
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013 9:09:58 PM 
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] teleology example 

Why does it take mind reading to read purpose as purpose? 

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:00 AM, Curtis Clark <lists at curtisclark.org> wrote: 

> On 2013-03-07 2:54 AM, John Grehan wrote: 
> > I did not suggest there was any sloppy thinking. I just pointing out 
> > what kind of thinking was explicit in this case. 
> 
> You were mind-reading, so there was no need to posit alternate 
> explanations. The rest of us don't have that arcane power, and have to 
> interpret through the dark glass of the English language. 
> 
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