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Teleological language or teleological thinking?
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DOI：10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106551.png)
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• Teleological language may not imply teleological thinking. • Linguistic formulation shapes teleology endorsement. • Endorsement decreases with stronger implications of causal origins. • Endorsement varies by content domain and supernatural beliefs. • The ambiguity of teleological language may explain endorsement patterns.
Keywords:
Teleological explanation
Linguistic formulation
Interpretation
Causal reasoning
Promiscuous teleology
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