I was using "teleology" in the grandest sense: a direction of reality, a purpose or meaning of life other than our anthropogenic ascriptions. Is it necessary to "find justification for our[-]selves" outside of the values and meanings nurture&nature (incl our creativity) produce? Is any other notion of teleology verifiable/falsifiable?
The only one I've been able to accept is the tendency of life to perpetuate itself, and there are exceptions to that - it's not an absolute in 100% of individual life forms (but may be for life in general??). In my opinion, Abraham (myth?) is an example of the exception that proves the rule.
Steve
B.McC:
"Teleology is not easy to justify" --> One way of reading that sentence destroys teleology, since teleology is supposed to be how we find justification for our[-]selves, rather than the other way around. Abraham did not anguishedly debate with himself whether to take Isaac up onto the mountain.
-- http://magma.ca/~gpco/ http://www.scientists4pr.org/ Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.—Kenneth Boulding
