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Evolution's purpose.

Publication: American Scholar
Publication Date: 22-JUN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Evolution's purpose.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Article Excerpt
Brian Boyd's essay in the Spring 2009 issue of the SCHOLAR describes the purpose-driven life--purpose being the result of evolution rather than the cause. I would like to add to that concept by suggesting a description of the mind that includes purpose. The brain stores information about what was seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or felt a second, a minute, an hour, months, and years ago. It also stores a person's thoughts about...

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