I scanned the PhD section for this question but didn't see it fielded anywhere. Since most philosophers are concerned about our place in the universe, Greek ancients included, I thought I'd pose it here.

Do you think life is a random occurrence, we came to the top of the food chain by some fluke accident and there is no such thing as a purpose?

Do you think we are two-legged lab rats and there's something out there that's observing how we play it out?

Do you think because of our intellectual limitations, we are incapable of knowing our purpose in life?

I know its hard not to drag in beliefs in a question like this (which shows how little things have changed since Descartes days) but do try and be as belief-neutral and logical as you can. Looking forward to your views.

we have the same purpose as a tree.

haha. wut do u think the purpose of trees are?

Yup thats right. purpose in life is always given by the existence of another. everything on earth serve a purpose other than itself. in other words...we are all part of a large scheme. an ecosystem on a grand scale if u like. And we all live to serve the ecosystem in our own little ways. The problem with humans however, is we have an ego. Ego is the barrier to many of life's simplest understanding. With ego we start to think we are special. We're not.

So no, we do not have a purpose in life other than to be a contributing part of the system. To live in harmony within the system. To be part of the system.