23 Jun '14 06:13>1 edit
Originally posted by josephwBut if the fate of the universe is to pop down to the size of a peanut, where is all that purpose for life then?
But what is its purpose? Brute fact isn't a purpose, just an objective observation of its existence.
Anyone can see the fact that the universe exists. Question is why, and for what reason or purpose?
Life needs a physical place to thrive and grow. That's the purpose for the existence of the material universe. Seems easy enough to see that.
I think, since we know the universe in general could really give a shyte one way or the other about our continued survival, that it is up to US to make that purpose, and if that purpose is to bootstrap human civilization to the status of godhood so we can jump out of this universe and create one more to our liking, then so be it.
The last 2000 years has shown pretty clearly that if there is some kind of god, it has washed its rhetorical hands of us.
You can see what happened already to the dinosaurs, a big rock offed all of them, along with volcanoes and earthquakes, all those forces overwhelmed the entire branch of that life tree.
If the same thing that happened 60 odd million years ago happened today, how much of the human race do you think would survive?
That tells me we live in a dangerous world and it is up to us to save our sorry asses from destruction either by our own hand or by nature gone wild.
So the purpose is up to us to make. Nobody else can be seen coming down to give it to us, WE make the purpose.