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Alister McGrath: Can we speak of purpose in biology?

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Biologists tend to be tentative about the language of purpose because it can’t be measured scientifically, and can be associated with philosophical or theological meanings that aren’t anything to do with science. But Alister believes you can’t do biology – or indeed life – without talking about purpose.