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[log in to unmask] (Alan G Isaac)
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Fri Mar 31 17:18:42 2006
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> Mayr, Ernst. 1982 _The Growth of Biological Thought: 
> Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance_  Harvard University 
> Press Cambridge Massachusetts 
 
>" To be for  or against teleology remained a battle cry throughout the 
nineteenth century and right up to modern times. Only within the last 
twenty-five years or so has the solution become evident. It is now clear 
that seemingly goal-directed processes exist in nature and are not in any 
way in conflict with a strictly physico-chemical explanation.  p. 48. 
 
 
 
Mayr is very smart and generally very careful.  Note the "seemingly". 
 
And note the level of the "explanation". 
 
Cheers, 
Alan Isaac 
 
 
 
 
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