“The one function that most gods seem to have in common is to give human existence some ultimate purpose -- and, while it is not possible to disprove an ultimate purpose, there does not seem to be any evidence for it. This is not to say, of course, that there is no purpose in life at all: we all make our own purposes as we go through life. And life does not lose its value simply because it is not going to last forever.”
-Barbara Smoker
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Beyond striving to survive, reproduce, and then hanging on. Seems to me all else are designed to improve that situation, or not.....
HankSherman
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IMO no one needs to give life purpose. Life is inherently purposeful. Conscious awareness is the purpose.
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