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May 6, 2019 · The author argues that the universe is purposeless and that people's belief in a higher power and purpose is based on intuition and wishful thinking. He cites scientific evidence and ethical arguments to support his view and challenges the common assumption that purpose is essential for meaning and morality.
- If The Universe Had None
I explain how purpose, meaning and morality, like...
- How Could Mind Emerge From Mindless Matter
Consciousness emerged in the universe as a radically novel...
- If The Universe Had None
Mar 21, 2024 · The author argues that the universe may not have a purpose, but people can find meaning and value through their needs for relationships, accomplishments, and freedom. He criticizes the Value-Selection Hypothesis as flawed and unscientific, and suggests that the meaning of life is love, work, and play.
So if the purpose of the universe was to create humans, then the cosmos was embarrassingly inefficient about it. And if a further purpose of the universe was to create a fertile cradle for life, then our cosmic environment has got an odd way of showing it. Life on Earth during more than 3 and 1/2 billion years of existence has been persistently ...
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A Takeaway. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s case for doubting that the universe has a purpose reflects convoluted logic and selective reasoning. All people, regardless of their station in life, must subject their thinking to the universal laws of logic. While Tyson holds specialized training in science, his reasoning reflects glaring weaknesses in ...
Feb 28, 2020 · Summary. This essay addresses one of life’s Big Questions, and for too long theologians have had a monopoly on an answer. Unfortunately, many philosophers and scientists have punted on the question, preferring something along the lines of “the universe has no purpose – we have to create our own purposes,” which is true as far as it goes ...
- Michael Shermer
- 2020
It just is. Any purpose of the universe must then be a subjective interpretation. There is no objective purpose. God is not a human, does not have to think like a human or have a human-like need to give meaning to things and actions. Attributing human-like qualities to God, is yet again a sign of animism.
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Dec 4, 2012 · By Maria Popova. “Why does the world exist?,” asked one of the best philosophy books of the year. Another way to put is, “Does the universe have a purpose?”. That’s exactly what the John Templeton Foundation asked a dozen of our time’s greatest scientific minds in a new series of Big Questions. The wonderful MinutePhysics — who ...
