One of the standard claims of religious apologists is that “science,” whatever they may mean by that, cannot answer “the big questions”: Why Are We Here? What Is Our Purpose? What Is the Meaning of Life? […] Meanwhile, science does provide a foundation for answering this sort of question. We are here to transmit genes. We are machines for the propagation of genetic material. Life is devoid of intrinsic meaning; it is simply a category defined by the possession of genetic material, the ability to reproduce, and so on.