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I’m saying that teleology without a mind(s) to hold the purpose is not a coherent concept because purpose is not an intrinsic property of objects. Even if it wa
by sofal 8y ago
I’m saying that teleology without a mind(s) to hold the purpose is not a coherent concept because purpose is not an intrinsic property of objects. Even if it was a coherent concept, you seem to have decided that it is unfalsifiable, and for some reason you think that makes it rational to believe in. Do you think that all unfalsifiable ideas are perfectly rational to believe in merely because by definition they can’t be proven wrong?
- lisper 8y ago> purpose is not an intrinsic property of objects Can you prove that? Can you falsify it? > it is unfalsifiable, and for some reason you think that makes it rational to believe in No, it is (at least potentially) rational to believe in it despite the fact that it is unfalsifiable, not because it is unfalsifiable. We should merge this thread with: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18053609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18053609