Recently, Templeton University rounded up the leading astrophysicists, biologists and naturalists in the world to answer perhaps the ultimate question: "Does The Universe Have A Purpose?" Big names such as Jane Goodall, Owen Gingerich, Paul Davies and Neil DeGrasse Tyson where interviewed. Surprisingly, a consensus wasn't made with all 12 participants split in the middle with their opinion on the matter.
Of course, this is a very profound question and not easily explained. Depending on what perspective you are looking at, the universe could be of some purpose or it could all just be a random coincidence at play. With the 21 December 2012 end of the world talk closing in, everyone surely wants to know the meaning of our collective existence.
Minute Physics, a popular nerd channel on Youtube attempts to explain celebrity scientist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson's take on this most intriguing question in a fun, creative way. I wonder what Stephen Hawking thinks about this question, though?
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