genkaus Wrote:Are you sure about that? If that were the case, then getting a purpose from any external source would be sufficient - whether it be society, your family or your government. My guess is that when a theist talks about objective purpose, what they really mean is a purpose determined by an external source who is god.
Yes, you are correct. That was essentially what I meant. I just didn't articulate it well and didn't properly explain what I meant by "external."
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
