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How come you are assuming that there is an "end goal"?

Humans believing that they are special is as old as human history goes. Special as a species, but many groups also consider themselves special, and individuals as well. Seems to be an emergent thing from the human psyche. One that has had terrible consquences over the millenia, but I might be overlooking the upsides.

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Because the process of "arranging" requires an end goal, according to the definition of the word. No assumptions needed.

I was replying to the person who suggested the universe might be consciously exploring itself (goal) via an arrangement of molecules into humans. For fun, maybe the arranging process is at the beginning and the end goal is some kind of cosmic party after which everything resets again, or something.

I think you are right. The "I am special" is rampant in today's society as well, and it causes a lot of harm, along with group thinking or mentality, us versus them, and so on.

I am special. My friends say "he's a bit special."

I am special, too, according to many people. Special in the sense of being on the spectrum. :)

Humanity is special. All evidence points to us being the only technological species in the universe. Way too many holes in the theories that aliens are simply hiding. If we aren’t in a zoo, we’re probably alone, and that in and of itself makes us special.

But I should mention this PoV only works from an “all humans are equal” angle.

Yeah, I was referring to people who think they are special and others are not.

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