To some extent we're only discussing one section of the question here, that of why people should be interested in whether they're a part of a divine plan or not. But we explore for other reasons too. Of more interest to many than 'why am I here' is 'what is here?' and 'what is over there? The human drive to search for our origins doesn't necessarily involve metaphysical concepts, we can simply want to know.

To me, reality doesn't need a divine plan for it to have meaning, I make my own meaning; and if I were God, the purpose of life would certainly be for every creature to experience the wonder of reality, exploring it and drinking it in at every possible moment. Could there be anything more important than that? Does there really need to be a 'plan'?

Enjoy reality, be here. Nobody says on their death beds says, "I wish I'd had more blunts", or "slept with more women". Everybody says the same thing. "I wish I'd had more time to just enjoy it. But I chose not to because..."

Hoping that there's a point to existence is good, it supports us and gives us comfort. But we can't rely on it as a truth, without ever considering that there's an equal chance that life is just a random flow of events wth no purpose at all. It makes us live more voraciously, and we appreciate our brief lives more to know that they're transient, and very possibly all any of us will get.

We explore to know, not to give our existence worth.

MelT