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Now you are making me think you're the same guy that on another forum claims he is communicating with aliens through a crystal in his brain. And they make him do thing like post on the internet to embarrass him.
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Not me. I can embarrass myself quite effectively and have no need of aliens for that purpose.
But why would I assign myself the purpose of embarrassing myself? Doesn't the notion of purpose (which is originally close to 'proposition') suggest intention, and suggest it in such a way that its agent can explain it? If I were to impute purpose to a rock, I would either be thinking magically, or I would be speaking metaphorically Perhaps I might set out to embarrass myself 'on purpose' so as to experience a rush of blood to the face, and be able to describe it when writing a novel.