I must have failed to communicate clearly. Let me explain. The fundamental purpose of life according to Judaism is about striving towards personal perfection an

I must have failed to communicate clearly. Let me explain. The fundamental purpose of life according to Judaism is about striving towards personal perfection and growth(Tikun Olam). Striving towards being the key terms.as long as you are trying, you are serving your purpose on your own level. This is actually what ars was talking about...it's better to act without belief than to not act...my only point was not to lose focus on the end goal. If I had to explain it without religion from the simple perspective of seeking truth. I would say," since intellect is driven by will(we only learn something if we want to, we only seek the answer to a question we care about, etc...)how can we seperate out our personal bias and desires and subjective needs from the absolute truth we all so desperately seek?" Almost all the mitzvos in the Torah and ritual activities Jews partake in are about selflessness and finding ways to root out personal bias so you can see the truth. If you have to pray before biting into an Apple, you are essentially putting G-ds will ahead of your own desire to eat. By nurturing this sensitivity and willingness to seek truth from outside yourself and your own research, you can be more objective and find absolute truth. Think about a science experiment where you start with only one hypothesis. You can easily find evidence to confirm your hypothesis, but it won't prove anything scientifically because you didn't compare hypothesis to see if the evidence can support other hypothesis as well. In order to maximize on personal relationships, life, etc... You need to root out your personal emotions and bias as much as possible... That's all Judaism is about... rooting out subjective bias to seek truth in an effort to achieve personal growth. This requires a willingness to trust others before you and recognize that if you only behave based on what you fully understand you will be acting on bias. So, we do lots of things we don't quite understand trusting our parents, grandparents, etc...as we seek to understand more and more.