Hi Steve, Sorry, I don't follow your argument. You say purpose is something that goes on within the universe. Is not what goes on within the universe (life) also part of the universe? And if a part, is it not correct to say the universe exhibits purpose?
IMO purpose doesn't have to stand outside the universe for us to say the universe is purposeful. To deny the universe is purposeful is a self- contradictory because the denial itself presupposes purpose in making the denial. Certainly the MOQ posits universal purpose -- towards betterness. Maybe I'm missing something. Best, Platt On 26 Oct 2010 at 8:28, Steven Peterson wrote: Hi Platt, Platt: Example: science claims the universe has no purpose, but science and scientists (not to mention all of life) exhibit purpose constantly. Steve: But we are talking about the purpose of the universe itself, so this isn't a well-formulated question. Purpose is something that goes on within the universe. How could there be a purpose that stands outside of the universe if the universe means "everything that exists"? Such a purpose then by definition does not exist. (Note that if any deities exist, they are part of "everything that exists.") What is the purpose of purpose? Best, Steve Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
