Mr. Scott
Under the Amazing One's Wing
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you have no idea what life is
Hahaha that made me laugh out loud. I think I have a pretty good idea what life is.
I like this definition of "purpose": "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
I guess the purpose of a snowflake is to make a pretty six-sided sculpture. So smart these snowflakes!
We are molecular machines that just kept running better than other molecular machines that didn't keep running. "Purpose" emerged in advanced central nervous systems. Most living things have no central nervous system and therefore have no purpose, and most higher animals have no idea the "purpose" of sex is to make babies. It's to experience pleasure, and the pleasure system typically leads animals to do what makes similar creatures.