@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
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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
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@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
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Haha I piss and moan about this all the time Clearly I need to read more https://t.co/mDHIrP0jrK