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by 0thgen 848 days ago
Ok. But should "purpose" be redefined as "outcome", as the parent comment suggests?

My thought is no, and that's why "purpose" and "outcome" aren't synonyms in the english language

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Wealth inequality here is growth of the richest few. That's why the economy by some measures is doing great - the rich are getting richer.

I don't see where you are getting the word purpose from. I assume you mean goal. If you want to place any outcome in the place of the major or most important outcome, then I arbitrarily declare our government's goal is to move paperclips, as that is an outcome.

I need to study that list of logical fallacies, because obviously curing cancer is the purpose of chemo, and suggesting otherwise is ridiculous.