Erin's Wonderful Word--admit

[Mark A. Mandel]

Ron brought up the presupposions of "admit" in this quote:

>>  dysteleology
>>  the study of the organs of plants and animals without admitting that there
>>is any purpose to their design. [...] Someone who is
>>unwilling to admit the existence of design in nature has teleophobia.

Sagehen suggested "posit".

Ironically, Larry suggested:

>>>>>
or "grant", or probably a lot of other presupposition-free options,
although the "unwilling" itself introduces a bit of bias.  What about a nice
neutral phrasing, like "Someone who is capable of recognizing the absence of
design..."?
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(Don't cross the beams!)


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