Neil DeGrasse Tyson Answers If The Universe Has A Purpose
The big questions of the Universe are meant to get you thinking about the world around you, the bigger picture. So when the John Templeton Foundation asked various leading scientists and notable scholars, “Does the Universe Have a Purpose?”, it wasn’t surprising that there were a multitude of different answers. And Neil DeGrasse Tyson has never been one to hold back his opinion when it comes to this stuff.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who gave an elaborate “Not Sure” answer. His reasoning is what’s important to keep in mind because there are various schools of thought when it comes to answering a question like this. Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson’s video response below.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s answer is more in line with the thinking that the universe is random and not one thing can lead to its understanding. Neil took the question and the answer deeper and deeper, even bringing up the reality of “bacteria living and working in a single centimeter of our lower intestine.”
And Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s take on the universe and its purpose makes sense coming from someone who understands the complexity and the entropy around something we can’t really totally understand. It’s just so damn big. He at least gets that in a way that others wouldn’t really be able to in any fundamental way.
This was part of the John Templeton Foundation’s “Big Questions” essay series, in which they’ve asked notable people in certain fields of study other big questions, such as “Does science make belief in God obsolete?” and “Does evolution explain human nature?” Other participants include Jane Goodall, biochemist Christian de Duve, and Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson has clear opinions on the subject. So does the universe have a purpose? That we might never know, but there will always be some who think they can figure it out.
