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Objective scientists explain processes in terms of
the past. What happens now is determined by the past, not
the future. The present is but the boundary between the
past and the future. Cause and effect operate in terms
past causes and present effects---or in terms of present
causes and future effects.
Purpose pertains to intended future processes and
effects. Present processes are directed so as to fulfill
desires and expectations regarding the future. Purpose
pertains to the future, not to the past. Even though a
purpose may be present, its focus is future. If you ask a
person why they did something, quite often the response
will be in terms of future-oriented visions. We explain
our behavior with language which suggests that intended
future conditions cause our present behavior. We save
money because we want to go to college. We build flood
control dams because we want to avoid floods. We work for
a political candidate because we don't want to be victims
of the opposition candidate. Our present behavior is
"caused" by our vision of possible future situations.
The physical scientist is disinclined to accept an
for explanation for elementary phenomena; and at the same
time is inclined to explain all complex processes in terms
of elementary phenomena. This orientation tends to
exclude purpose as a category for explanation of any
phenomena---including personal and social relationships.
Thus an exclusively objective orientation tends to inhibit
the use of relevant categories in situations which call
for holistic understanding.
Understanding is occasioned by the use of relevant
categories. The categories which are relevant to
elementary particle physics are not all relevant to
nuclear physics. The categories which are relevant to
nuclear physics are not all relevant to atomic physics.
Similarly on up through physics of gases, liquids, solids;
the chemistry of inorganic and organic molecules; the
biology of cells, organs, organisms; psychology,
sociology, anthropology, geology, astronomy, theology,
etc. For any group of people to claim universal relevance
for their specialized categories is arrogant---especially
when the claim is exclusive in its implications.
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