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Nature Does Nothing In Vain: Looking for purpose in the universe (opens the original)
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When we stumble upon a fossil in a museum or in the ground, the question often arises: What is the purpose of this? Beyond its scientific value, a fossil carries something deeper, an invitation to wonder about nature, time, and our place within it.More than two thousand years ago, Aristotle believed that nothing in nature was without purpose. Guided by his maxim natura nihil frustra facit—nature does nothing in vain—he saw the world as a harmonious system where every object, every creature, and
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