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Originally Posted by James Putnam
If it is outside the realm of science, then I think that is because physics theory has artificially tightly restricted what is the realm of science. in other words, if all that can be tested is whether or not an object follows a certain pattern in its movement, then we have no chance of testing for purpose.
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So what do you suggest specifically? How should physics lift it's "artificially tightly restricted" views to allow for "testing for purpose"?
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Beyond this artificial restriction, it is not unscientific to recognize that the purpose of DNA is to build intelligent life.
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Hold on, I thought we were talking about physics?
So you are saying that DNA has an underlying purpose to build intelligent life. Implying that intelligent life arrived through a purpose begs the question, why? What is the purpose? How did this purpose come to be? These are all good things to ponder, but can we ever really know the answer to this? I doubt it. That the case, physics, or any other science, doesn't deal with purpose. Science leaves that to philosophy and theology.
Of course, your argument hinges on whether or not there *is* purpose. I don't see how you were able to move past this question and assume, or believe, that there is an underlying purpose to everything.
