The Meaning of Life Page 4

Started by Hoppyfred September 26th, 2008 11:47 AM
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Do you think every individual has a different purpose in life?

Hoppyfred

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Did you not c mr laughing person. XD
If your still unclear i am joking
You are? Gee, I would never have guessed...

Okay, Mod.s, close this thread then. The enthusiasm from the others has slowly thinned out...and besides, I have a new idea for a fun thread...

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The 'Pick a Number between One and Ten' thread!


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The enthusiasm from the others has slowly thinned out...
I felt rather compelled to reply to this: I'm sorry, I don't see how the enthusiasm is thinning when you're asking questions that are drifting into religion. Usually when someone gets into the topic of religion, people aren't going to be sharing their views as much as when it's something such as a simple question because they are really rather personal compared to, as said, a simple question. Along with that, you see how people react when someone disagrees with them. Sims posted about this in the post your problems thread, I believe, at how some people just don't respect the views of religion around here with others.

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Meh, well, to be honest, I am more excited about my other idea...

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And I've kinda just lost enthusiasm for this as well...

-.-

But don't worry, I will resurrect this some time in the future.
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I felt rather compelled to reply to this: I'm sorry, I don't see how the enthusiasm is thinning when you're asking questions that are drifting into religion. Usually when someone gets into the topic of religion, people aren't going to be sharing their views as much as when it's something such as a simple question because they are really rather personal compared to, as said, a simple question. Along with that, you see how people react when someone disagrees with them. Sims posted about this in the post your problems thread, I believe, at how some people just don't respect the views of religion around here with others.
I somewhat agree, but disagree. While I agree with everything that you said, I think that the enthusiasm died because there was no real discussion to begin with. Everyone has already giving their "I think the meaning of life is..." or "there is no meaning of life because...". No real discussion, and no real topic. Bad enough the thread started difting from the original topic. And there is a voting poll on top.
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Hoppyfred

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Seriously though, I don't think you are, but don't blame yourselves (fully :P)

I am just bored of this now...

And I am much more excited about over things now!

EDIT: Ahaha...

A Mod. closed my thread on picking random numbers. So much for that.

:/
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Personally I believe life is wonderful and my mission in life is to search, I don't mean for girlfriends and nonsense like that. True love waits. I mean going into space above all else and exploring my mind.
There's nothing beyond the sky. The sky just is, and it goes on and on, and we'll play all of our games beneath it.
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The meaning of life is to kiss a boy and like it.
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Life serves no reason or purpose, yet all seek to live a long one. You Live, Learn, and Die is what I go by. Living is Dying, and Dying is Dead is also a good one.
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before you answer your question, it is more important to answer a more broad question


Is their a god?
Can you prove he exists?
If I say a giant invisible turnip exists, can you disprove it?
What are the odds that your god is more existant than the other 1000's?
Who would win in an ou match, 6 ev trained caterpies or 6 ev trained luvdiscs?
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before you answer your question, it is more important to answer a more broad question


Is their a god?
Can you prove he exists?
If I say a giant invisible turnip exists, can you disprove it?
What are the odds that your god is more existant than the other 1000's?
Who would win in an ou match, 6 ev trained caterpies or 6 ev trained luvdiscs?
This the dumbest thing I have ever heard, that is both disrespectful to religion, ignorant on how religion works, and has nothing to do with thee topic. It is a poor attempt to turn this into a debate thread, and using flawed arguments that shows you have no understanding on anything. Can't make an argument on something on something you don't understand. As he said, this is not a religion thread, so don't be the fool and try to argue it here.
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We all are primates, so our life's meaning is the same as the apes'... the only difference is that we have got superior adaptability skills to them (we've got thumbs too haha loooool, funny...), but for every animal, the life purpose is to bother the other ones, and then, die. Humans are animals, so there's no reason to get it otherwise.

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Personally I believe life is wonderful and my mission in life is to search, I don't mean for girlfriends and nonsense like that. True love waits. I mean going into space above all else and exploring my mind.
I can agree with this. I feel compelled to do the same, although in slightly different ways. I think an integral part of life is enjoying the world (and universe, as it were) around us, never ceasing to be amazed and inspired by the beauty of things.

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Okay...so many posts in one day...

I'm half glad Chibi-Chan didn't lock this thread...

So, Chibi-Chan, I don't MIND if you lock the thread, but to be honest now, I'd rather you not...:P

Just one post bothers me...

@ Blazeflare: That's ALL you think there is to life? That's IT?! Meh...what's the point of that? So there's no point in all the luxuries of life, you may as well just make children and then just die?
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I personally believe life is pointless and there's nothing to it. We'll only find out if there really was a point (which I doubt) when we're dead or whatever comes after life. That is why I never take anything in life seriously most likely. I feel that everyone who believes life has a point is an imbecile.

I'll just shut up now before I say something stupid.
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I feel that everyone who believes life has a point is an imbecile.
Thats not fair, what is the point of living life if you don't even think there is a point too it? Everyone has to believe something even if its just some last desperate attempt to hang on to some reason to live.

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I'll just shut up now before I say something stupid.
You already did, unfortunately. Your very existence has an impact on the universe, which means that you have a point.

Let me put it this way: think of a rock. A rock's point is to sit there and look pretty, or to fall in a landslide, or to be thrown at someone. The purpose of the rock changes depending on what it does and what others do with it.

Now think of the rock in terms of yourself. You can actually recognize the purpose of the rock, or the potential purposes, as it were. What you do with that ability makes up a tiny portion of your point, of your purpose. If you bash someone over the head with the rock, your purpose in that instant is to be a jerk. If you carve the rock into a beautiful sculpture, your purpose at that time is to be artistic. You're defining yourself with the actions you take (or don't take) concerning the changes you can (or even can't) make.

That's part of the reason I say people define their purpose with the actions they take. And if you want to get really deep, I'll tell you that you have absolute control over your purpose, as well. It's all in what you do, how you decide to use your knowledge of change to influence the things around you.
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Well, there's two types of points here: There's a great, overarching Point In The Sky of the meaning of Life (with a capital L) itself, and then there's the point of your, individual, lowercase "l" life. I don't believe there's a such thing as the former (being both an atheist and a cynic) but I do believe that the purpose of your individual lives is whatever you want it to be. As txteclipse said, your purpose is whatever you define it to be.

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Well, there's two types of points here: There's a great, overarching Point In The Sky of the meaning of Life (with a capital L) itself, and then there's the point of your, individual, lowercase "l" life. I don't believe there's a such thing as the former (being both an atheist and a cynic) but I do believe that the purpose of your individual lives is whatever you want it to be. As txteclipse said, your purpose is whatever you define it to be.
Building off of this, (and to define another view) some people, such as myself, choose to align our actions with a purpose we believe is assigned to us by our creator, or a higher force. I.E., we believe our purpose coincides with the "over-arching purpose" Lusankya mentioned.

Obviously, not everyone thinks this way, but again, this is a thread of opinions. In that light, you don't have to agree with us, but you sure as heck better not come in here calling us imbeciles.
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The meaning of life is to achieve enlightenment and at your death bed, to feel that your life was worth living. I don't think there is anything after death, although I think rebirth is the most plausible.
Can I just compliment you on this exceptional post and state that I agree. "The circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant it’s what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
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The meaning of life is to achieve enlightenment and at your death bed, to feel that your life was worth living. I don't think there is anything after death, although I think rebirth is the most plausible.
Alas, so few ever feel so. To feel satisfied with your life when you know you'll never be able to do anything else is a tough accomplishment indeed, and I applaud anyone who's done so. Unless they're just idiots who never do anything but are content with it.

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