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<h1>The Tricky Matter of Orthogenesis</h1>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleology_in_biology" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Teleology</strong></a> is the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve. In the field of biology, if you describe something as “evolving <em>in order to</em>…” or say “birds have wings <em>so they</em> <em>can</em> fly”, you are guilty of teleology. This kind of thing drives evolutionary biologists nuts because you are implying an ultimate goal to the process. This is known as orthogenesis; a now obsolete theory. We know that organisms do not have a tendency to evolve in one particular direction, although it is very tempting to think so, because it allows us to think in terms of <em>progress </em>and<em> a plan</em>. Humans like progress. It gives us certainty and security and satisfies the hope that maybe someone is steering the ship after all. It also plays into our own bias that humans are the pinnacle of evolution and were the pre-determined goal of all those genetic mutations.</p>
<p>You see this bias in those wonderful old tree of life diagrams with humans at the crown of the tree.</p>
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