[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for sharing your insights, dearest sister in Christ!

In my very humble opinion, science has to being back Final Cause if it expects to make any further progress. It seems to be at a dead end without it.

It seems to me that issues of relativistic and quantum behavior could be further illuminated by the reintroduction of Final Cause to science.

So very true. Biology, now that it has invited physics and mathematics (including information theory) to the table is in particular need of Final Cause (Rosen et al.)

It is even awkward to speak about information theory in molecular biology without mentioning final cause. Phrases such as "apparent function" are being used evidently to avoid the word "purpose" or any other obvious reference to Final Cause.

[betty boop]

It is even awkward to speak about information theory in molecular biology without mentioning final cause. Phrases such as "apparent function" are being used evidently to avoid the word "purpose" or any other obvious reference to Final Cause.

RE: "apparent function": Oh my, them be "weasel words."

Why can't they simply state the obvious — A biological function operates for a purpose or goal; that is, it indicates a Final Cause is at work.

Thank you dearest sister in Christ for your outstanding observations!