Assertion: biologist | /r/UsedFor | refer to this misconception
Facets:
value: the idea of intrinsic finality
type: OTHER
value: as teleology
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Biologists refer to this misconception as teleology, the idea of intrinsic finality that things are "supposed" to be and behave a certain way, and naturally tend to act that way to pursue their own good.