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Old 03-20-2008, 07:10 PM   #75
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It is in the sense that it has no definable purpose. At least from the secular point of view.
I may be way off here, but isn't that precisely what natural selection is: a theory of purpose? Put simply, evolution occurs for the purpose of survival. Species arise, adapt, evolve, and disappear based on the ability of each to survive. Isn't this the very basic purpose of life?
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