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How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?
Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken.
Philosopher in NY Times: The Universe Has No Purpose, But We Can Pretend…
As I noted yesterday, Joseph Carter wrote a fatuous essay in which he denies purpose in the universe and does an amusing dance around the implications that follow.
Does Nature Show Purpose? Reply to a Materialist Philosopher
Aristotelian teleology is, as Joseph Carter points out, manifested by order in nature. More precisely, teleology is consistency: natural processes tend to consistent ends.