Teleology was a part of science until Darwin. Some pretty impressive
discoveries were made under an assumption of teleology. Then Darwin said, "I
can explain nature without teleology." It was a pretty good explanation for
its time. However science has made discoveries about the complexity of the
cell and the genome, which cause many of us to doubt lack of teleology. And
science made these discoveries in spite of a "no teleology" assumption.
If anyone believes the creation stories proposed by various religions, I
wouldn't argue. If anyone believes the creation stories proposed by Darwin,
I wouldn't ague. However those creation stories no long appear plausible to
some of us. Darwinists express fear that science will be damaged by an
assumption of design. Fear not. Science will continue as it has in the
past, with or without an assumption of design.
Bertvan
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