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Teleology, (from Greek telos, “end,” and logos, “reason”), explanation by reference to some purpose, end, goal, or function. Traditionally, it was also described as final causality, in contrast with explanation solely in terms of efficient causes (the origin of a change or a state of rest in something). Human conduct, insofar as it is rational, is generally explained with reference to ends or goals pursued or alleged to be pursued, and humans have often understood the behaviour of other things in nature on the basis of that analogy, either as of themselves pursuing ends or goals or as designed to fulfill a purpose devised by a mind that transcends nature.
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^^this is what humans are prone to do, we are consciously aware of cause and effect and see purpose in things and goals.
This is natural selection, simply explained...
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Natural selection is one of the basic mechanisms of evolution, along with mutation, migration, and genetic drift. Darwin's grand idea of evolution by natural selection is relatively simple but often misunderstood. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evoli...article/evo_25
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If there is ''creation'', or an intelligence behind the universe and in nature than we should have evidence for it. If evidence is not available [which is okay!], than we should at least have
sound reasons!! for assuming teleology. We could ask what the ''goal'' or ''guidance'' was in the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs, the plague killing a third of Europeans in the 14th century, or many other random events.
Humans were an endangered species after the Toba explosion. I mean wow. Bacteria develop resistances to antibiotics. Again, wow. If everything was ''guided'' or ''evolving'' towards some goal or purpose than the world would be a different place. We just aren't as central as we wanna believe.