> Ultimately though until it can answer why the universe exists, not just how, it can't land a fatal blow. That's an impossible goal to set because you are pre

> Ultimately though until it can answer why the universe exists, not just how, it can't land a fatal blow. That's an impossible goal to set because you are pretty much asking for "a purpose" which is an utterly human concept completely alien to the universe and its mechanics. It's a philosophical question that can never be really answered by hard science. We can ask how something happens on a mechanical level, but there is no bigger purpose, there is no "grand plan" behind all of it (which would assume a planer exists with a goal in mind) stuff just exists without any ultimate designs. In my experience, it's that whole notion a lot of religious people struggle with, they can't let go of the idea that there always has to be a "why" a "bigger purpose" to their suffering or happiness, when in all actuality it's more often than not these emotions are the result of individual circumstances and/or pure chance.