What is the nature of the universe?

This question
has two possible answers, both of which are extremely complex.

The
religious/spiritual answer is that the universe is a creation of an omnipitant and omniscient
God, who is working towards some unknowable goal. In this model, the universe has a specific
design and plan, and everything in it, especially humans, were created for the sole purpose of
playing roles in this plan. Humans may be destined to their fate, or they may have completely
free will, but there is a goal at the end.

The scientific answer is that the
universe is an almost infinite...

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