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Originally Posted by ziplock
Show me a peer-reviewed scientific article that states the sole goal of all organisms in existence is to pass on their genetic information. I don't think I'm right, as I have yet to state my interpretation of the subject. All I have done is point out the illogical and fallacious aspects of yours. And on that note, keeping in line, all you have done is appeal to authority.
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Regurgitation seems to be your forte, not genuine discussion. Ahh, the marvels of the modern education system.
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From a biological point of view, the point of life is for organisms to propagate their genes, or at least to ensure the survival of other individuals with a similar genetic makeup (this accounts for altruistic behaviors). Richard Dawkin's The Selfish Gene would be an example of a book that rather militantly advances this perspective (hence Dawkin's nickname, "Darwin's bulldog"). This perspective could be wrong, but most of the evidence seems to fit this model. It is falsifiable, however, as all good science is.
This perspective only addresses biological function. Subjective goals and meanings are entirely up to organisms capable of this type of thinking (humans and possibly other animals). Our genes have their goals, we're capable of coming up with our own.