Teleology Thread

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01 Sep 23

FMF

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This is a thread for teleological posts only.

FMF

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One strand we could explore is the purpose this thread serves as opposed to what caused me to start it.

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

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Don't be a Kant.

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02 Sep 23

i was searching for a muse
but i hope i never find her
she might show me the purpose behind the cause
and the lines would begin to blur

FMF

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@the-gravedigger said
Don't be a Kant.

I understand your purpose in saying this and I am now weighing its meaning.

Suzianne

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02 Sep 23

@fmf said
This is a thread for teleological posts only.

Sounds like someone discovered a new old word.

FMF

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@suzianne said
Sounds like someone discovered a new old word.

I have known the words "teleology" and "teleological" since 1978.

FMF

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I've known the word "bingo" for even longer.

FMF

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@fmf said
I've known the word "bingo" for even longer.

We know what caused me to make this claim about the word "bingo" but what purpose does making the claim serve?

Drewnogal

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@fmf said
I've known the word "bingo" for even longer.

You understand that a couple of fat ladies may resemble centipedes.

Gambrel

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02 Sep 23

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@fmf said
This is a thread for teleological posts only.

I believe in Telescopes, the all seeing eye.
All hail the eye. In his sight are we saved. *passes collection plate*

FMF

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@gambrel said
I believe in Telescopes, the all seeing eye.
All hail the eye. In his sight are we saved. *passes collection plate*

This post of yours is a phenomenon the meaning of which we should interpret.

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

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@fmf said
I've known the word "bingo" for even longer.

Bingo.

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@the-gravedigger said
Bingo.

Excellent usage. Benignity wrapped in implicit irony and reduced to one word.

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02 Sep 23

@fmf said
This post of yours is a phenomenon the meaning of which we should interpret.

It means I either didnt know the meaning of the ten cent millionaire word, because VR hasn't done this stuff:
Dictionary
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tel·e·o·log·i·cal
/ˌtelēəˈläjəkəl/
adjective
PHILOSOPHY
relating to or involving the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise.
"teleological narratives of progress"
THEOLOGY
relating to the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.
"a teleological view of nature"

Or...

It was a pun

Really though nothing has any meaning whatsoever nohow.