Goal and purpose

Nietzsche decided that a goalless “will to power” would have to suffice. He said, “The reality of becoming is the only reality that is admitted.” (“The Will To Power”). But within the heart of man, including members of all religions and schools of philosophy, is the activation of life to survival and reproductive success, in whatever way we have found to do so in relation to human nature and the environment. This is a fundamentally optimistic outlook, although it can be cynical about the claims of religion and philosophy and culture in general.

Without purpose there are no goals, without goals there is no purpose, so Nietzsche defines the origin of nihilism. The problem with nihilism is that there are essential goals and there is purpose to life, and that purpose is fundamentally biological. Is biology not enough for you? Biology is evolving toward Godhood in the cosmos, from the simple to the complex, from unconsciousness to superconsciousness. That should be enough goal, purpose, and sacredness for anyone, although it does require the sometimes difficult realities of evolution.