| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 9303e29 | The chicken does not exist only in order to produce another egg. He may also exist to amuse himself, to praise God, and even to suggest ideas to a French dramatist. | humour teleology | G.K. Chesterton | |
| bd0058d | Evolution has no long-term goal. There is no long-distance target, no final perfection to serve as a criterion for selection, although human vanity cherishes the absurd notion that our species is the final goal of evolution. | evolution teleology natural-selection | Richard Dawkins |