Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Purposeless; without design; having no “final cause” for being; not teleological.
- Of the nature of or pertaining to dysteleology.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
dysteleology .
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Examples
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If we describe Gouldâs position as dysteleological how do we describe a process that leads to intelligence over and over again in the universe?
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In other words, he was dysteleological in his thinking.
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The first is that evolution is some kind of âdrunken walkâ or âcosmic lottery. â The second is that evolution is a âladder of progress. â The first is a dysteleological view; the second is very obviously teleological.
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At the very least it is less dysteleological, isnât it?
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The first is that evolution is some kind of âdrunken walkâ or âcosmic lottery. â The second is that evolution is a âladder of progress. â The first is a dysteleological view; the second is very obviously teleological.
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What he does consider incompatible and in conflict are "biblical theology" and "metaphysical naturalism" to the extent that the latter is "committed to refusing any consideration of purpose (dysteleological)" (p.153).
Archive 2009-11-01 James F. McGrath 2009
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These descriptive mechanisms can operate within either a teleological or dysteleological system.
Archive 2009-11-01 James F. McGrath 2009
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Unless one is into suspension of disbelief that any dysteleological evolutionary scenario could be implausible, dual coding is exactly the type of outcome that suggests front loaded causality.
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These descriptive mechanisms can operate within either a teleological or dysteleological system.
Review of The Lost World Of Genesis One, Part Eighteen James F. McGrath 2009
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What he does consider incompatible and in conflict are "biblical theology" and "metaphysical naturalism" to the extent that the latter is "committed to refusing any consideration of purpose (dysteleological)" (p.153).
Review of The Lost World Of Genesis One, Part Eighteen James F. McGrath 2009
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