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Originally Posted by tedkennedy
its called context ..........
you could change the context and make up whatever you want.
however in terms of evolutionary biology, the only relevant purpose of a organism is to pass on genetic information, all other behaviors can be explained in terms of achieving that single goal.
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Once upon a time hundreds of thousands of years ago, it was very important to our evolutionary process that we reproduced to keep our biology and species going, so it could evolve. We had to also fight various environmental factors much harder (other animals, weather, diseases etc). Fast forward through evolution to our current year, such things are significantly less issues for our concerns. And considering our
problems with our expanding population, it is not
necessary for an individual to reproduce to keep our biology going. Many humans can and do choose not to reproduce now a days and it does not affect the effectiveness of our species, in fact it is currently helping it with all our demanding environmental risks.
Also keep in mind that humans as a species are made up of individuals, and because we are individuals purpose is found on a relative scale.
