the inflections on 'why' sound different in my head :D
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Replace "why" with what you mean, e.g., "What causes water to boil?" and "What is the reason to boil water?"
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You mean *before* analyzing the responses to the two questions?
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A fascinating and very deep subject, but I've barely scratched the surface...this may be useful: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/reasons-just-vs-expl/ …
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The medical profession uses the word "etiology" to mean "the physical cause", and phrases like "secondary to" to mean the teleological cause
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I like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ for teleological because the question is either so dumb or so brilliant that when it works you seem like a low-key genius
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“by what mechanism “ is one i’ve heard used for this purpose.
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Dennett uses 'How come?' and 'What for?' in From Bacteria to Bach and Back.
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