Erin's Wonderful Word--admit

[Stephen Goranson]

Quoting Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>:

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> >  >Did anyone else find the use of the verb "admit" in this definition just
> a
> >>little bit, well, presuppositional (which is not the same thing as
> >>pre-suppository)?
> >>
> >>  Erin's Weird and Wonderful Word of the Day:
> >>
> >>  dysteleology
> >>  [dis-tell-ee-AH-luh-djee]
> >>  the study of the organs of plants and animals without admitting that
> there
> >>is any purpose to their design. The antonym is teleology, studying
> >>things with
> >>the idea that there is a purpose for everything in nature. Someone who is
> >>unwilling to admit the existence of design in nature has teleophobia.
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> >How about "posit"?
> >A. Murie
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> 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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> L
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Could be neutraler. "recogniging the absence of design" resembles "recognizing
the truth." "Grant" is a good option, I think. Aren't both views suppositions?
How about "One who holds that..." or "The view held by those who hold that..."?

Stephen Goranson