Why does the Universe exist?

Log, 'Why' proposes 'purpose'.
Again, subjective.
Only YOU can determine 'Why' Log.

The problem of looking for purpose can be traced back to the evolved intuition we have to assume "agenticity"...for instance that there is a Lion hidden in the grass wanting to eat you and planning how to catch you, even when often, it was only the wind rustling in the grass...those of us who got to question if it really was a Lion or just the wind got mostly extinct every time we were wrong...those of us who evolved an "animistic" intellect and always assumed there was something someone, a thinking agent out there planning n conspiring to catch us survived...that's why most of us look for "agenticity" in the world...that's why we have religions n the vast majority of people believe there is a God.

And, always erring on the side of caution promotes paranoia...

The vast majority of people thinks that reason is a phenomenal category of the mind...but reason only means ratio, order...reason is abstract.

Reason means the world has the regularities it has and how they work, such n such...there is no why, there is only IT IS ! There is no alternative to everything...whatever exists it wasn't commanded by anyone, it was always here in space/time...the Laws of nature command nothing rather they are the very real in its eternal unsurpassed manifestation...determinism could be better justified with simple timeless perfect correlation of a given ratio between events...that which is forever the case.

Agreed fil.
We have forever discussed this, and will forever continue to do so.

But I just gotta say, my IT IS sure was a fun ride! I was able to travel around this world equivalent to 26 times plus. And I always thought it was because I planned all those trips.

No matter, it WAS fun!

Have reservations to visit Nova Scotia in September, and a AMA Waterways cruise from Budapest to Prague in November with my regular travel group.

Who ever predetermined all this for me must be thanked.

You're Welcome CI.

That was one of the posts I most enjoyed reading from you Cic...I am really happy for you n a little bit envious you get to travel so much ! Keep at it and yes be thankful for it, not to someone, but to reality being as is !

No. A government can force someone to work as a janitor for the rest of their live. They would have a purpose, and yet, it was not their own.

That was a reply to what, Log?

Apologies for not making it clear.

Ah, cheers.
I mean 'meaning/purpose' is one's own.
Does anything have a purpose?

It is what a higher power sets out for them.

Stop typing utter bollux - Audience is bored.

I don't care if the audience is bored or not.

There is no audience - you've fucked them all off.

So? I don't see your point here. A personal attack on me will not serve you any good.

Yes it does.
It gathers a response.
Action promotes reaction.
I'm not actually insulting you, Log.
I'm testing your tether:)

Ah. I suppose you were testing my sibling's as well? Fortunately, my brother has more self-control than I expected and did not respond to those insults. Also, he learned a new word as well. Thanks for that.

Oh oops. I'm in my brother's account. It's Logicus.