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“Mulgan’s book has very similar motivations to my own project, but he ends up in a different place. He defends a view that he calls ‘ananthropic purposivism.’ There is cosmic purpose, but it has nothing to do with human beings. We’re an accidental byproduct created on the way to a greater form of life and intelligence that the universe will ultimately produce. That’s how he explains both the evidence of fine-tuning and some other philosophical considerations. He also takes seriously other traditional arguments for God – the cosmological argument, and the problem of evil. Why do human beings suffer so much? Because cosmic purpose doesn’t care about us. We’re not part of the plan. It’s a very interesting book, though it’s not that accessible. It’s a long, academic book, but it’s wonderful.” Read more...
The best books on Cosmic Purpose
Philip Goff, Philosopher
