h cosmic accident vs purpose? Well, I don't have any definitive concept that I ascribe to with that. We humans have a hard enough time deciphering "intent" amongst ourselves; think of people who are always picking apart what "someone meant to say" rather than what they said word-for word! How do we know what someone is thinking? But at the same time, can we really base what someone means just by their words alone? Was the Universe intentional? Was it accidental? Was I late to the Job Interview because I am lazy and intended to be late because my inherent laziness put me there, or was it a series of circumstances I found myself in that caused me to be late? Impetus. What's in the black box? I don't know