One of the great fallacies of religions is that, with a creator at the design of the universe, there is a reason for our existence, some purpose. That viewpoint of meaning fools people into assuming the universe cares about us and our planet.
It doesn't. The universe only notices us by gravitational attraction and the odd radiation emanation. But it doesn't care if the next stray galaxy passes into us and consumes all of mankind into a black hole.
Assuming there is a higher purpose leads many to conclude we don't have to take care of ourselves, someone else is watching.
There isn't. We are in charge of our fate as best we can in a massive universe filled with unfeeling dangerous phenomena. Cosmic rays, supernova, hypernova, dark matter, and others all could wipe humanity off the Earth.
We must rid ourselves of the delusion the universe owes us a living. It would just as quickly swallow us and leave not a trace behind to mark our path.
We must evolve our philosophy to understand the grave danger we ignore now.
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