What is the meaning of life?

[Acrutheo]

dont ever use elctric moves on rock poekmon unless your a nub...

That point was carried on from my original post, which focused on the human aspect of the meaning of life.

 

[Luphinid Silnaek]

Actually pain and happiness are not just emotions but physiological responses and your concept is on an impossible situation that won't ever occur.

Surgically remove the glands and brain portions which create those emotions and you're done.

It would be flawed to say that an emotion or engaging a mental process is the meaning of life, because obviously humans are not the only living thing on this planet. Plants, fungi, microorganisms, fish and invertebrates have little or no coordination over their actions and are unable to have normal human-like cognitions.

I suppose, then, the very basic root of happiness I was talking about would do? All the creatures you referred to can fail or flourish at self-sustenance.

 

[Hat?]

My opinion is there is no meaning behind being alive. I think alot of humans just create reasons to cover up the whole pointlessness of life, including suicide being too painful :laugh:.

 

[Shadowed Fate]

In my opinion, life is somewhat like a challenge, a dare. We face hurdles and obstacles which we should try and cross, instead of chickening out.

I believe we should enjoy life in the fullest, by taking it head on. Enjoying life, facing sorrows bravely. That's what it's all about.

 

[Lady Nicole]

To make love to May

Actually, i Know what the meaning of life is...

The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.
A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.
The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.

The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.
The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.
A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.
The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.
Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.
The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.
A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.
An account of a person's life; a biography.
Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.

That sounds more like a description of life to me... =|

I think the meaning of life is just an opinion.

My opinion is: to learn and then to teach, and to reduce the amount of suffering in one's own life (yeah, very jolly). Nothing good in life lasts, and that includes life itself; that leads to the deaths of loved ones, which leads to grief and suffering. All in all, the more we grow attatched to something, the more we try to hold onto it, and the more we grieve. We need to be more accepting of the way things are in life so that we are less affected when something good ends, and when that good is still existing we should enjoy it to the fullest, but at the same time realising and accepting the fact that it won't last forever (without depressing ourselves over it either :\). That, in turn, reduces suffering. In other words, the meaning of life is to enjoy it as much as we possibly can, and to teach and help others to do the same =D And IMO, birth and death are important experiences of life, not the meaning of it.

I don't know if you've noticed, but humans are the only animals who don't seem to realise that... :\

 

[txteclipse]

Humans are interesting in that they understand the concept of good and evil. This dates back to the times of Adam and Eve, who according to the Bible commited the original sin. Before that point, they only knew goodness, as it was all that existed. However, when Satan tempted them to sin, he offered them "the knowledge of God", which is the ability to discern between good and evil. The only way they could have that knowledge was to sin by disobeying God, which is ironic because that was the only way evil could exist in the first place.

So when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, two things happened: evil entered the world through their sin, and they recognized that evil with their newfound knowledge. Humanity was basically doomed from that point onward, as the very nature of sin and evil causes death and destruction and a conglomeration of...well...evil things. The only way to atone for sin at that point was to sacrifice things such as animals or crops and the like.

Jump forward a couple thousand years, and Jesus is born. He was a normal human child, except he was also the physical embodiment of God. He led a blameless life, and then was sacrificed on the cross. At that moment, he shouldered the evil in the world, taking it all upon himself. Then he came back to life three days later, after having payed the price for humanity's sin, which as I said before is death. In a way, he was the ultimate sacrifice, the final atonement for humanity's evil.

So what is the meaning of life, then? It is to recognize Jesus as our savior, as the one that payed the price for our sin, taking our place in death. If we acknowledge that he died for us, we show that we understand that his sacrifice allows us to live forever, since death is no longer a problem. Then we tell others about Jesus, because we want them to know that their sins are covered, that they do not need to fear death anymore. Finally, we follow the will of God, admitting that his knowledge is superior to our own for one simple reason: humanity failed in resisting sin (Adam and Eve), and God did not (Jesus). That and he made the universe, so he pretty much knows everything.

That's my take. Make of it what you will.

 

[The Confuzzler]

The meaning of life - IMO - is to be happy even through the hardest of times and over come any challenge. Then we will be loved and have a family and home and still live it to it's fullest. Then die but know you had a good time on earth - and probly have a better one in heaven :D -

 

[Caina]

I guess the answer depends on every person from what I'm reading this thread...

And as for me... life is nothing. No meaning. Pointless.
My everyday experiences just makes me feel sick of life...

Anyways...
that's what I feel though. But I wonder why I haven't committed death. o_o

Au Revoir.

 

[Virtual Chatot]

I find this thread sickening that people would take it upon themselves to poke fun at people for their personal opinions.

 

[Burgers Rule]

"Thou shall never know the meaning of life. If the meaning of life is known, what quests partake that cannot be answered by the given answer of life."
-Burgers Rule, 2008

Anyway, well life has no specific meaning. To one person it might be to cure sickness, for another it might be to serve cheeseburgers. Each meaning is different for each person.

 

[Unlimited NiGHTS]

I find this thread sickening that people would take it upon themselves to poke fun at people for their personal opinions.

I find this thread sickening due to the fact that people are so hopeless when there is so obviously hope for those who would take it.

Yes, I'm talking about Christ.

 

[El Gofre]

My interperatation of the word "meaning" means that the purpose was pre-determined in an attempt to fulfill a task or complete a function. So to me, should life have a meaning, translate as that we are here to fulfill a role created by a higher purpose who created life itself- What i can only describe as, for a god or gods. However, the only scale of power we have is that which we have created ourselves. For all we know the higher powers in which we hypothesise could all be a ruse created by, for want of a better example, the creator of an elaborate computer program in which we are generated, eg the matrix. (Urgh, i hate that film and being forced to refer to it.)

In short: For life to have meaning would imply we were created for a specific pupose by something above ourselves. And be "we" i mean all life, not just humanity.

I believe the contrary. I believe that we are a random occurence void of any pre-determined purpose.

 

[Sexycheese]

To get tortured and tied to a wall while getting slapped by a banana skin when we're children, to have underage sexual intercourse when we're teens ectectra.
Seriously, I think the meaning of life is love, wealth and knowledge in my opinion.

Ok......That is certainly original and the one about the meaning of life being 42 was amusing I must say.

You all have very intersting opinions but I belive that life has a predefined meaning beacuse God has a special purpose for everyone Be it a huge effect that will mark history for all time or something small such as making someone elses life happy.

By fufiling this purpose and doing the right thing we gain entrance to heaven
If you do wrong things (I think we do our predefined purpose sometimes without even realising it) but If you are evil you go to hell and well....Have a horible time until the day of judgement. If you are neither good or evil you go to purgatory.

Thats my opinion anyway:nervous:

I find this thread sickening due to the fact that people are so hopeless when there is so obviously hope for those who would take it.

Yes, I'm talking about Christ.

Unlimited nights, I started this thread and I am a strict Catholic so please do not insult other peoples belifs! I would report you if you were not a Pc supporter as I am not sure if I can report you but I will have a go anyway! This thread is to put forward your own thoughts, not insult others!!!!!!

 

[Unlimited NiGHTS]

Ok......That is certainly original and the one about the meaning of life being 42 was amusing I must say.

You all have very intersting opinions but I belive that life has a predefined meaning beacuse God has a special purpose for everyone Be it a huge effect that will mark history for all time or something small such as making someone elses life happy.

By fufiling this purpose and doing the right thing we gain entrance to heaven
If you do wrong things (I think we do our predefined purpose sometimes without even realising it) but If you are evil you go to hell and well....Have a horible time until the day of judgement. If you are neither good or evil you go to purgatory.

Thats my opinion anyway:nervous:

Unlimited nights, I started this thread and I am a strict Catholic so please do not insult other peoples belifs! I would report you if you were not a

I'm not insulting them or their beliefs. I'm merely stating that the fact that people can be so hopeless when there's obviously hope there to be had is sickening. As a Catholic, you should share my feelings. Besides, you're the one who double-posted, which is against the rules.

That said, I should tell you that the Bible itself tells us that no works can get us into heaven. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to My Father, save by me." This means that the only way into heaven is by trusting Him. What we do doesn't matter in this respect. Also, the Bible gives no evidence that purgatory exists, but gives plenty that it doesn't. I'll tell you more about that later, if you like. This thread isn't the place for it.

 

[Sexycheese]

I'm not insulting them or their beliefs. I'm merely stating that the fact that people can be so hopeless when there's obviously hope there to be had is sickening. As a Catholic, you should share my feelings. Besides, you're the one who double-posted, which is against the rules.

That said, I should tell you that the Bible itself tells us that no works can get us into heaven. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to My Father, save by me." This means that the only way into heaven is by trusting Him. What we do doesn't matter in this respect. Also, the Bible gives no evidence that purgatory exists, but gives plenty that it doesn't. I'll tell you more about that later, if you like. This thread isn't the place for it.

.....Vey well......pm me.....I am listening.....
I am afraid I reported you though

 

[Unlimited NiGHTS]

.....Vey well......pm me.....I am listening.....
I am afraid I reported you though

The mods will see that we resolved this, so if anything, I'll only get a warning. Well, unless the mod is in a very bad mood, but that's unlikely.

 

[Sexycheese]

The mods will see that we resolved this, so if anything, I'll only get a warning. Well, unless the mod is in a very bad mood, but that's unlikely.

Ok.......:tired:
You are probably right that you will get a warning at worst

 

[Jaimes]

I'm not insulting them or their beliefs. I'm merely stating that the fact that people can be so hopeless when there's obviously hope there to be had is sickening.

Actually calling people "sickening" and "hopeless" because they don't believe the same thing is as you is quite offensive in my opinion.
Also stating your belief as factual, knowing that others will not share it for obvious reasons, is somewhat queryable.



Going back on topic...
If all life on earth stopped, such as due to a catastrophe of most epic proportions, then there would be no one remaining to care, (unless aliens found it). Would there be no 'meaning of life'?

 

[Unlimited NiGHTS]

Actually calling people "sickening" and "hopeless" because they don't believe the same thing is as you is quite offensive in my opinion.
Also stating your belief as factual, knowing that others will not share it for obvious reasons, is somewhat queryable.

I'm sorry, but if you can't believe historical fact, there is clearly something very wrong with you. But hey, if that's how you want to live, far be it from me to stop you.

 

[Cartmic]

My belief is:
To praise God's creation. To love and gloryfiy the name of the Loving Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the everything he's done and doing for for us.

"For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son that who ever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life." John 3:16 (New King James Version)

Fantastic win on levels untold.


Being pretty kinda religious, I could see this working for a lot of people, but I'm more willing to believe that every person has the an individual meaning to their own life.

I believe God the Father has a plan for every one of us.