You're quite right. We might say that our purpose is to procreate or eat or have sex, but deep inside we demand more meaning from life than just survival. We demand a noble purpose.No one can give themselves a reason for being created. If we are here by accident, then certainly we have no meaning to be found.“Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.” –Bertrand Russell (noted philosopher, mathematician and atheist)Without God all we can do is get some meaningless feeling of purpose, e.g. "leave the world a better place".

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