aelephant comments on Final cause is epistemologically primary, but efficient cause is metaphysically primary - Less Wrong

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Comment author: aelephant 25 October 2012 10:25:54AM -1 points [-]

Why does evolution want to maximize genetic fitness? Can evolution "want" anything?

"Final causes" just seem like rationalizations to me. I'm not sure I understand why you won't "go on to say that final cause, freewill, experience, and so on are illusory and 'all that exists is efficient cause'".