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@themattsimpson Yet it seems like there are final causes in evolution. (Not fundamentally, but on the same level where e.g. humans exist.)
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@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson Example of a final cause in this context? Not sure what you mean.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson Eating prey as the final cause of the fangs of tigers.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson Seems a weird way of saying that. The *need* for tigers to eat prey causes tiger fangs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson Sure. Either way, the optimization target causes the features, at some level of abstraction.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson If you zoom in, there are only efficient causes, but then again, if you zoom in, there are no tigers.
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