First Purpose Evolution Theory

THE LAW OF FIRST PURPOSE
In 1994 Jonathan Fieldhouse suggested that the law of First Purpose must be applied to evolution if we are to understand it correctly. First Purpose suggests that, in the absence of a designer, all stages of growth and development must have a First Purpose and that this purpose is the single most important governing factor in any development. Thus, at any stage of development the first purpose must be present and any other purposes that develop along the way purely secondary (byproducts) that will be sacrificed so that the first purpose continues to flourish as efficiently as possible. For example snowflakes and lime stone cavern formations look as though they have been designed for our adoration however this is not the case, indeed in both instances an incredibly simple process of the gradual build up of simple layers in very specific formats creates these wondrous things, so the first purpose of snowflakes and caverns is the same from the very first union of two particles to the finished breathtaking final product. Scaffolding around a cathedral appears to have the purpose of supporting men and materials so construction and repairs can be carried out, however this is not the case! The first few poles and clamps cannot support men, and similarly is the scaffolding falls down it cannot perform its duty either. First Purpose therefore is the insertion and removal of poles into clamps, and this process drives the development of the finished scaffold which or course would eventually collapse under its own weight if natural selection didn't prompt the scaffolder to stop.
So what about life? If we apply the rule of First Purpose to ourselves we quickly realise the uncomfortable truth that our purpose is not consiousness, language or art! Perhaps even more alarmingly it is not even nutrition or metabolism or symbiosis! Only one system occurs efficiently throughout our life cycle from egg to death and even beyond and that system is the management of the flow of electrons that join with protons to continually form new materials. First Purpose even applies to specific structures along the way (just like our scaffolding). DNA, for example, appears at first glance to be some sort of blueprint for life. It is however first and foremost an electron superhighway that breaks into two sections so that the continual growth can carry on under more controllable circumstances, just as our scaffolder might break apart one scaffolding structure and then build on the two halves. The Rule of First Purpose is also quite ruthless, for if it requires a man to be born with one arm, he shall be, develop cancer, he will, die! Absolutely. Even after death the First Purpose is as efficient as ever, and life and all that we hold dear, a mere secondary byproduct, that is also at the beck and call of natural selection.
So how does this theory affect the debate? Creationists baulk at the suggestion that all we hold dear is an expendable byproduct of the most simple system in the universe. And Darwinists might be and perhaps should be embarrassed that they continually deny that the basic building blocks of evolution are not relevent to the bigger picture.

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