Moonbeam, you mentioned the words "love" and "experience". The fact that these sorts of things exist makes me a little suspicious about the nature of reality, even if they are considered by many to be only evolutionary byproducts. I feel inclined to take them at face value, despite my logical side telling me they are naturally occurring accidents and are not in any way fundamental. The problem is, they seem to be very fundamental and as a result of this I am conflicted and remain solidly agnostic.
I, for some reason, am unable to view the word as it is and make a judgment. Instead, I tend to view what the world and the rest of the universe may be like in a mature stage, then make a judgment based on what I see.
What I see is something of unspeakable beauty and goodness. I see a staggeringly vast network of intelligent, mature, kind and caring civilizations that span the full stretch of the cosmos. A true masterpiece of creation far greater than anyone could suspect being possible, especially when using the current state of the world as an indicator. But I see the hallmarks of greatness hidden beneath the suffering that we endure, slowly springing forth, determined and unrelenting like a flower sprouting up through the soil, seeking out the life giving sunlight.
When I view what I think may come about, I tend to view the universe as a fixed art piece, like a painting or a sculpture and it is beautiful. But it comes about through a process, and this process involves suffering. Perhaps in order for our descendants to truly appreciate what life is like for them, they have to know and understand where they came from.
When I consider what the universe may be like at maturity, and things like experience and love, it makes it ever harder for me to disregard the possibility that we are in the early stages of something beautiful, artistic and of course, intentional.