@DoctorKarl @DoctorKarl It's slightly off the point of the exaggerated fallacy at work here, but as creationists rely on a crusty old teleological fallacy, (debunked in the 1700s!) this article on the difficulties educators face teaching evolution is fasci
An example of what biologists who teach evolution frequently encounter and characterise as teleological thinking. Sociologists or psychologists might call it anthropomorphism, or just the desperate need to detect an overseer God-figure in everything. https
@skdh It's an example of what biologists who teach evolution frequently encounter and characterise as teleological thinking. Sociologists or psychologists might call it anthropomorphism, or just the desperate need to detect an overseer God-figure in everyt
Haha I piss and moan about this all the time Clearly I need to read more https://t.co/mDHIrP0jrK
Leonardo M. G. Galli ; Elsa N. Meinardi (2010) "The Role of Teleological Thinking in Learning the Darwinian Model of Evolution". https://t.co/EeRjopjOaQ 「障害(obstacle)としての常識的目的論」って項目がある
@JeffOllerton You may find this interesting, The Role of Teleological Thinking in Learning the Darwinian Model of Evolution https://t.co/LScRJHCNsp
@LordMangrove @JWBeigs @lambdawon Btw this is the paper: https://t.co/FD0umAjhCX