IEET Readers Lean Toward Possibly Purposeful Universe

May 8, 2015

We asked “Does the universe have a purpose?” and of the 120 of you that answered only a quarter said unequivocally “yes.” A third were unequivocally in the “No” purpose camp. But a third held out for purpose being possible, either as a result of our being in a simulation or as something we begin to understand as we become superintelligent.

Does the universe have a purpose?



Does the universe have a purpose?


Our new poll is “Does moral action depend on reasoning?”