I know “What is teleology” has been asked, but I really need an example so I can understand. Honestly, some of the answers on the other posts are still too complicated for me… so maybe explain like I’m a really dumb 5-year-old?
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Look at the US doctrine of Manifest Destiny. It takes as an axiom that “It is right and proper for the U.S.A. to annex all land westward to the ocean because that is what that land is _for_.” Pure teleological argument.
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