The Universe has a Purpose

I shall begin the next stage of my argument with some rebuttals to the various points and counter-arguments raised by the opposition, chiefly the sentience of the first cause. Additionally I intend to introduce a new key point in my argument, regarding humanity. Primarily then, considering that the opposition agreed with my conclusion that the universe must have a first cause I shall begin with his argument that a first cause has no potential for thought. I find it necessary to point out the contradiction the opposition has made in stating that this cause (as he states it is "logical to assume") does "not adhere to our understanding of the universe," and yet then proceeds to immediately apply our understanding of the universe to the question in hand, which I believe is illogical. The scientific concepts of "stimuli" as mentioned within the oppositions passage do not apply here, as this is outside the universe, and outside the world of the empirically examined and tested, as confirmed by the opposition. Stimuli are not certainly necessary to a first cause to have independent thought, in the same way that such a first cause need not necessarily be composed of the elements of the period table we know today. Therefore nothing limits the first cause from having "creative thought," with "motivation" and "motives." Furthermore, I find it illogical that the opposition suggests the alternative of a "dimensional anomaly," as a "first cause." This is because if dimensions exist for there to be an anomaly in, then the anomaly is not the first cause, as something before it must have caused these dimensions to exist. In addition to this I fail to see how a non-sentient form could produce the universe. As a first cause, this entity is completely and utterly alone - what then provoked it to create as it did? With a sentient cause this makes logical sense as thought would have been the provoker, however without it, there is no reason for creation. Not only this, but without thought what defined and formed the first cause's specific universe? Even without this argument, although this is a difficult concept to put into words, I believe that regardless of what the first cause was, the fact that there was one carries definitive purpose. A first cause would not simply create for no reason, and I consider it illogical that any form of initial being would spontaneously do so without purpose. I ask the opposition to rationalise how such a first cause would exist and in what form, while devoid of meaning, and what provoked it to create the universe we see around us, with universal truths such as mathematics, and complex constructs such as humanity, without purpose. In terms of my previous argument regarding life, and the oppositions counter argument, I would state that using a "cat" and "nerve cells" is not "life in its simplest forms" and therefore does not truly apply to the point I was making. However I take the opposition's overall point here, and withdraw this portion of my argument. As a result of this, I would like to introduce another, and most key point into my argument. It makes logical sense that if humanity has a purpose, the universe has a purpose. Each member of humanity has a self-determined purpose, whether that be to achieve a certain qualification, become rich, or simply be happy and subsist, there is always a purpose. Regardless of if this is different from person to person, the overall purpose of humanity is simply the purpose the majority consensus targets. Since we are capable of independent thought, and self conciousness, this gives us the ability to determine a purpose for ourselves. Therefore regardless of if the universe was initially created with purpose, it now contains it, because we have bestowed such upon it. To expand upon this, the fact that we have self-conciousness and independent thought is intriguing. For example, what is the evolutionary benefit to philosophy, or of believing in God? It seems more and more to me that simply by having this debate, and having the ability to attempt to comprehend complex concepts such as these, that there must be a purpose. Overall, having a first cause as a being with motive and creative thought has been re-established through my argument, and most vitally that regardless of the first cause, humanities ability to have complex thought causes it to bestow purpose upon the universe, whether it is inherent or not. As a result of these factors, I must conclude that the "Universe has a Purpose." Thank you for once more considering my argument.