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Right. They can but don't have to be be nonintentional, if that's what you mean by teleological. They are necessarily teleological in that they refer to what something is for, what its function is, thus its "goal" or telos in a sense. +That_ sort of teleology they have to have. --jks _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com