Teleology vs Theology - What's the difference?
teleology | theology |
(philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
(by extension) An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
* 2011 , Paul A. Rahe,
The use of a non-natural purpose or design to explain an occurrence.
The study of God, or a god, or gods, and the truthfulness of religion in general.
An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
As nouns the difference between teleology and theology
is that teleology is the study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences while theology is the study of God, or a god, or gods, and the truthfulness of religion in general.teleology
English
(wikipedia teleology)Noun
(teleologies)Truths You Cannot Utter:
- In short, what every student of biology knows – that within nature there is a teleology having to do with the survival of the species which underpins the distinction between the two sexes and produces between them a natural affinity for one another – no surgeon who knows what is good for him may now say.