zodiac29 Sep 2005

Yes. I believe I've said thrice now that you're bumbling for assuming that the purpose of any species is continuation, and doubly so for thinking that by not admitting that what you're really saying is "the purpose of any species is continuation" you're somehow getting around that. Still not getting it? Try this:

Saying the purpose of a species is to reproduce in order to continue is THE SAME THING as saying the purpose of a species is to continue.

If you're going to argue with something, argue with that, at least.

Or on second thought, don't. Just please, please, please for once in your life listen to either -=Dark_Angel=- or me. The "purpose" of a hammer is to drive in nails - we all know that. However, I own a hammer which has never driven in nails but has, for the entirety of its existence, been a doorstop. Does this mean the hammer's existence is wasted? Does it mean the hammer has failed to accomplish its purpose, or that it has bumbled off the path in pursuit of a WRONG purpose? No, of course not. Especially since, as far as my house is concerned and probably even farther, the only thing determining a hammer's purpose is I, me, zodiac (and Mrs zodiac, of course. She rules.)

Are we agreed to this point? Good. Now extend the metaphor to a human living in the universe. Questions:

1) Who is the "zodiac" in the larger, universal metaphor?
2) That is, who is defining species' purpose like I (or hammer manufacturers, if you will,) define my hammer's purpose?
3) God?
4) Do you really think so?
5) If no one except the person living in the universe (or me using my hammer) decides what the purpose of life (or hammering) is, can it not really be anything we want it to?
6) If an evolutionary scientist (or some hammer expert) tried to tell me what the purpose of my life (or hammer) was, I'd probably hammer his fucking eggy head. I know this isn't a question.
7) In short, don't you seem kind of off your rocker on this?