there are but ten possibilities – 1. the purpose of life is to amass – but as eventually we die, that is purposeless 2. the purpose of life is to propagate – but if like fish we simply recreate, it’s a perfect purposeless loop 3. the purpose of life is to grow – this may be true, but if our knowledge dies, it doesn’t matter 4. the purpose of life is to grow and teach – well this seems like true purpose