>  I'd rather discuss them than simply present them...but I'm bowing out of the semantic argument.

Actually, the discussion of intentionality in evolution is critical. It is not merely semantic nitpicking. Would you say it was a semantic argument whether an individual was shot by _someone_ or just got hit by a bullet that happened to come out of that gun. Intentionality determines whether its murder or a tragic accident. Did nature worry about endless cloning and suddenly decide to invent sex? Or did sex evolve over eons as a very good way to recombine genetic material, which may lead to adaptation over time. It certainly isn't the only way and has multiple risks and flaws as a system. 

PLB

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