Let me clarify: So, the stuff may have a purpose after all? After all, with the exception of the ID claim about the origin of life itself, none of this is abolute beyond what we witness in the wild and in the lab. 8^>
> So, the stuff may have a purpose after all?
To a certain limit of the definition of "purpose," sure. Just as a rock *may* have a purpose, if a need is found for it at some point.