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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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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Oh, of course. Well, its purpose is adaptability, but in the sense of n the spiritual purpose there is none. I suppose Dawkins is right in one sense, our purpose is to pass on copies of our DNA in the form of children.