Baggini examines the teleological view of life, the notion that life has meaning only when it is lived toward future goals and objectives. He concludes that if life has meaning only because of some goal set in the future, "we would never be able to catch up with the purpose of life's existence and so purpose would permanently elude us, whether there is life after death or not…. [W]e also need to find a way of living which is worthwhile in itself."
-A teleological view of life focuses on the past.

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A teleological view of life focuses on future goals and objectives, not the past. It is concerned with the ends or purposes that actions or events are meant to serve.

Baggini Examines the Teleological View of Life, the Notion That