I reject the premise: the "question" isn't begged at all. I have never once felt the need to ask what is our "purpose".
Or rather, the "purpose" of our species is exactly the same as the "purpose" of any other form of matter generalçy speaking, and of living organisms if you want to be more specific. There is no special "purpose" beyond the inevitable unfolding of the laws of physics, including those that apply to the self-replicating chemical compounds that constitute "life".
pretty postmodern type viewpoint if you ask me, it’s the exact same Darwinian and scientific crap that breeds nihilism, I didn’t at any point allude that other forms of matter don’t have purpose, it’s my belief there is purpose in everything we do, not solely driven and governed by the laws of psychics. It may seem to surprise you but the foundation of physics is literally grounded by 1 miracle. We’re supposed to believe that BANG. = PHYSICS.
If we don’t have to feel the need to ask what our purpose is, why search? 😎
You're not supposed to "believe" anything. You can learn physics from zero and follow the full reasoning to the several competing theories that try to explain the functioning of the universe. What you're supposed to do with them is question them, test them and try to invalidate them and come up with a more precise theory. The exact opposite of what you're saying. Don't trust, verify.
Forgot to add - I also reject completely your claim that science leads to nihilism. If anything, it looks like people who feel a need for some mysterious, supernatural (?) "purpose" are easy prey for nihilism. That's why such people must have unquestioned belief in unproven and unprovable things. I'm perfectly fine with questions and enjoying the most probable explanation: that there is no "purpose" to the universe, that the universe simply is, and that How does it work?" is a valid, productive question that leads to our betterment, unlike "To what purpose?", which only leads to unprovable, unproductive false answers.
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