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I agree there's no universal definition of purpose in this context. I was using purpose in my sense. Daseiner1 may use the same definition, or they may be using another. As with you. It's useless to debate anything else until we figure that out. --- My definition is contained in my original statement "reproduction without purpose is not life." I do not consider reproduction a purposeful action, as I define it. It's h…
You seem to have defined (very narrowly) what life is not. It’s also not clear if you are discussing “why I do something” (purpose of an action) or “why am I?” (purpose of me).
I would argue that's a false dichotomy. In your terms, there can be no purpose of me without purpose of action. And purpose of action requires selection from multiple viable options.