I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there just somehow by chance.

our present picture of physical reality, particularly in relation to the nature of time, is due for a grand shake up

Do not be afraid to skip equations (I do this frequently myself).

It may well be there is something else going on in the brain that we don't have an inkling of at the moment.

Ambition, idly vain; revenge and malice swell her train.

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.

Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense.