Atheism, evolution, and purpose  This outline attempts to show
that the evolutionary theory, based on naturalistic principles,
leads to purposelessness.  Purpose is indicative of a purpose
giver, a designer.  I propose that God gives us purpose.  Also,
with this outline, I am trying to show that the best the
naturalist position can offer is an illusion of purpose.
Premise - from an Atheistic Perspective.    1. The universe
exists.   2. The universe has principles and laws inherent in
its properties of matter, energy flow, chemical reaction, etc.
1. Any derivative principles based upon the laws must be
consistent with the inherent laws.   3. These inherent natural
laws cannot be violated.     1. Any apparent violation of these
laws is only a display of our lack of understanding of all the
laws, and is consistent with more complex inherent laws.   4.
Life is the product of these inherent natural laws of the
universe.     1. That is, due to the properties of matter and
energy, life necessarily arose since w