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teleological

T IY2 L IY0 AH0 L AO1 JH IH0 K AH0 L  :  /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

of or relating to teleology
[Source: WordNet]

Shapiro is a teleological wolf in philosophical clothing as far as I can tell. Probably only worth reading if you know a enough about evolution to recognise the flaws. Link

We inhabit an improbable reality [that] requires a divine explanation only if we, like Behe, take the teleological view that this is the only reality that could exist. Link

He spent his opening statement in the debate outlining his key arguments, ...there is adequate evidence to say there is a God, using the cosmological argument that everything that begins to exist must have a cause and the teleological argument that such a complex world must have a supernatural intelligence behind its design; and thirdly, that objective moral values can’t exist without God. Link

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