tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post2445618695921747318..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Teleological reasoning about nature: intentional design or relational perspectives?Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-30759792264181073272013-05-01T21:42:53.844-05:002013-05-01T21:42:53.844-05:00Our natural inclination to ‘privilege intentional ...Our natural inclination to ‘privilege intentional explanation’ may be due to the fact that it makes us more likely to attempt to control our environment so a biological bias to intentional explanation might be adaptive. Believing that clouds might want to bring rain would then be an incidental negative (or harmless?) component of an approach that is in generally useful.<br /><br />It's still maddening though!Jim Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415199338332642534noreply@blogger.com