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Resolved Question: What is the meaning of the Universe?
- lutusp 14y ago> The closest to "objective purpose" that humans can understand is survival. No, that's not an answer to a question about meaning, it's another unanswered question: "what is the meaning of survival?" Survival is not itself a meaning, it is a means to an end, but it leaves unanswered the question of what end survival serves. The existence of the universe, and the fact of human survival, are equally uninformative by themselves. It's circular to answer a question about the universe with the "explanation" that it's about survival. This is why philosophy isn't either a science or a suitable activity for grownups.
- Floopsy 14y agoI thought this question had already been answered by Deep Thought? :)