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    Please add some background about what connects to this and what you expect to find out?
    – Scott Rowe
    Commented Nov 2, 2023 at 11:04
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    We do not know... Many philosophers speculated about this; see e.g. Teleology and Divine Providence. Contra, see Hope and Existentialism. Commented Nov 2, 2023 at 11:06
  • @Corbin Is this an answer? If so, can you support your assertion?
    – Meanach
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 9:01
  • @Meanach: It's like asking "does the universe have objective justice" or "does the universe exhibit objective beauty;" because purpose is a social construction, each person is free to define purpose in their own way, and there is no such thing as objective purpose.
    – Corbin
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 15:53
  • @ Corbin. Why are you so sure?
    – Meanach
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 18:37