Consequently, there seems to be a powerful psychological bias toward imparting purpose or function to nonhuman objects, processes and behaviors.
Maybe they can accept this evolutionary account, and be strict Darwinians, yet hang on to notions of divinely imparted moral purpose.
SO in a sense Paley was right not just in saying that organisms must come from a different creative process than rocks but also in saying that this creative process imparts a purpose (however mundane) to organisms.
The Guardian, liberal in its political outlook, remarked that Home "does not look like the man to impart force and purpose to his Cabinet and the country" and suggested that he seemed too frail politically to be even a stop-gap.
The second moral of the story is that, even if evolution does have a "purpose," imparted by some higher-order creative process, that doesn't mean there's anything mystical or immaterial going on.
For the vast majority of these college athletes, intercollegiate sports serve its intended educational purpose: imparting transferable skills such as leadership, teamwork, dedication in the face of adversity, and the pursuit of a common goal.
But deaths that occur in the line of military duty may also impart a sense of purpose that helps families move on, Dr. Cozza said.
Mr. Spencer sought to combat the mood of crisis and impart a sense of purpose and buoyancy, which he managed to do at his first meeting with the newsroom staff.
That was borrowed for marketing purposes to impart the image of the neighborhood".
Although it is not perfect, the exam seems a necessary gatekeeping device for a profession whose purpose is imparting knowledge.
For the purpose of imparting a local drug release capability, the scaffolds were coated with polycaprolactone and vancomycin-loaded chitosan by a two-step procedure.
