Actually, humans have no purpose at all, by definition of the word purpose. A purpose is "the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc." We exist as a result of processes of natural phenomena, and natural phenomena are not rational, thus there is no reason or purpose for any product of nature. Some, of course, practice the self-delusion that we exist because we were created by some sentient being, but, as they have no proof whatsoever, they can be ignored.
EDIT: Since we are technically "made" by our parents, and could be "made" by scientists using cloning technology, we could view our purpose as whatever reason they have for creating us. At any rate, because purpose requires rationality, the purpose of a human being is something that can only be conferred by sentient minds outside ourselves, not nature, so we can have a purpose vis-a-vis our parents, but not vis-a-vis nature.
23 Feb 2013, 6:53 pm
