The Meaning of Life

Do you think every individual has a different purpose in life?

  • Yes

    Votes: 40 64.5%

  • No

    Votes: 11 17.7%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 11 17.7%
  • Total voters
    62
Hoppyfred said:
Does EVERYBODY get into this 'eternal life'? Even 'sinners'? Or is it like 'Heaven and Hell'?

@ Tyranitar2: Ah! There you are! As Vice-President / Club Lunatic, you're meant to show up more often!!!

-.-"
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Hello "Club Lunatic" what dont u get about that i'm freaking crazy but anyway I just want to be able to keep living as such even if i cant interact with "The living" you know what i mean any1
 
...to be honest, Tyranitar2, no, I do not know.

@ Patchisou Yutohru: I am just fufilling my duty enlighten people by making them think!

EDIT: @ Patchisou Yutohru: BTW, I am not a religious person!
 
Hoppyfred said:
...to be honest, Tyranitar2, no, I do not know.

@ Patchisou Yutohru: I am just fufilling my duty enlighten people by making them think!

EDIT: @ Patchisou Yutohru: BTW, I am not a religious person!
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You're a thirteen year old boy, not a college professor. Sometimes the reason people go online is so they get away from having to think so much.

Then ask someone else. From what you're asking of many other people, it seems like you're interested in religion in one way or another. After all, depending upon your religion, you may see this thread differently than others. Besides, it's not like you have to be a religious person to get input from a pastor.
 
Hoppyfred said:
So you think there is no such think as Fate?
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If you mean like destiny, no.

Hoppyfred said:
What makes human beings able to think of ideas?
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Evolution. There were at times many more species of human, so we're not really some kind of odd one out (though I'll admit then it could be said we're the odd genus out). I'd throw you a list of species in the **** genus but PC's censoring system kills the URL, as well as this sentence. :(

Hoppyfred said:
Do you believe in alternate dimensions or other forms of life on distant planets?
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Other dimensions:
1-dimensional — line
2-dimensional — square
3-dimensional — cube
4-dimensional — tesseract
However, 'other dimensions' in the sense of other universes I'm unsure about. Unless someone manages to go past the event horizon and come back, I'll remain unsure.

Life on other planets: yes; I should think most of it will be unintelligent however, which is just as well given how humans tend to act without precognition.
 
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I am a religious person, and even I find this thread wacky. Too many theories that makes no sense. You wanna knowthe meaning of life? Figure it yourself.

Helios Neri said:
The bible also says the sun orbits the earth, the earth is flat, and the earth has four corners. I guess if I try to go to Australia on a boat I will fall into space! D:

(Yes I am mocking and not seriously believing that will happen.)

Me being atheist, I believe there is no true, complex, "You are here to do great things!" universal meaning of life. You are not here for a reason. You create your own reason for life. My reason to life for me, to be successful. The meaning of life in a universal sense is to stay alive then die. :3
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Yeah, mock religion. That makes you look very cool. It shows you are open minded, and respectful of others!

(Yes, I am mocking and not seriously believing that is true.)
 
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Hoppyfred said:
@ Lusankya: What IS life? Is it just living? Or is it just meaningless?
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Life is the act of living. Beyond that, I can't really give you a better explanation xD. Life has a somewhat elusive definition, we all must decided ourselves what is living and non-living. For our time, this is quite simple, but in the future where there are AIs that are every bit as intelligent as we are, the definition may become quite more difficult to reach a consensus on.

Superstring (or M) theory states that there are an infinite number of parallel universes in which everything that can happen does happen. So imagine, there's a universe out there where Pokemon, Star Wars, etc. are real...

As for life on other worlds, the universe is so incredibly vast that to believe we live on the only planet capable of supporting life is the height of foolishness. There are trillions upon trillions upon trillions of other planets out there, the chances of there being only a single world to have any property is insignificantly small.

You shouldn't really be talking about being open-minded, sims796...

And again, if all our fates are decided, then what's the point of existence? You don't do anything. Everything's decided for you. Why would you even want to live like that?
 
Lusankya said:
You shouldn't really be talking about being open-minded, sims796...

And again, if all our fates are decided, then what's the point of existence? You don't do anything. Everything's decided for you. Why would you even want to live like that?
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Yeah. Have another look at my posts, and try understanding. I don't think I ever said that our fates are pre-determined. Hell, nnot a sentence in that post even sound close to it. I said if he wants to know the meaning,you must figure it for yourself.

And unlike him, I am not making fun of others believe, so how am I at fault again?
 
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When I made this thread, I was bored. I'll be blunt.

I do not want any sacrilege or alike. Please refrain from posting if it is only to mock over people's beliefs.

I am not indicating ANYBODY, please DO NOT post saying "I'm not being sacreligious!"

I never said you were! I am merely taking a precaution because I do not want my thread to be cited as the start of a flame war.


EDIT: On the upside, I am glad everybody is being so philosophical!
 
Hoppyfred said:
I never said you were! I am merely taking a precaution because I do not want my thread to be cited as the start of a flame war.
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Having quoted Lusankya in his post, I don't believe that Sims796 was saying that you were the one who was making fun of other people's beliefs on this subject. After all, you're one of the people, having started this thread, that are making this subject to continue to go on and not die out by sparking discussion and asking questions related to the subject at hand.
 
The meaning of life is to find someone you love, to marry and to spend the rest of your life with.

Guys, if you don't have a lady to love, what's the point?

I don't see one.
 
seinyuuN/A said:
The meaning of life is to find someone you love, to marry and to spend the rest of your life with.

Guys, if you don't have a lady to love, what's the point?

I don't see one.
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Though I understand where you're coming from, and agree with you that love is one of the main thrives in life, what's loving someone who may not love you back? I believe you mean to find someone who cares about you as much as you care about them. Am I correct?
 
Patchisou Yutohru said:
Having quoted Lusankya in his post, I don't believe that Sims796 was saying that you were the one who was making fun of other people's beliefs on this subject. After all, you're one of the people, having started this thread, that are making this subject to continue to go on and not die out by sparking discussion and asking questions related to the subject at hand.
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Sorry, Hoppy, he is right. I am only talking about the people I quoted, not you. I quoted two people, so don't worry. I know that not all non believers are bad, so don't you worry.
 
@ txteclipse: HOW do God and Satan interact with use? Is it little voices in our head? Or is it just a purely subconcious thing?
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You've probably experienced it yourself. It's most recognizable when you're about to do something that you know is bad, and you have a miniature war in your mind between your conscience and your desire to do the thing anyways. Two influences for two very different purposes, each caused by one of two beings with clashing motives.

An easier way to think about it is usually "Satan's way feels good now, hurts later. God's way hurts now, is better for you in the long run."

The bible also says the sun orbits the earth, the earth is flat, and the earth has four corners. I guess if I try to go to Australia on a boat I will fall into space! D:
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Capitalize names of books.

These ideas stem from a poor understanding of the Biblical text, as well as a bit of passage domineering during the Middle Ages. I believe that someone in the past decided that since humans are God's favorite creation, the Earth would be in the center of the universe. This is obviously untrue, and has no scriptural basis. I think it's awesome that God would make the universe in a way that defies humanity's sense of organization.

The earth being flat also has no scriptural basis, nor does the four corners argument. The latter one comes from verses that include a line to the effect of "the four corners of the earth." This is simply referring to north, south, east, and west, not actual physical corners.
 
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sims796 said:
Sorry, Hoppy, he is right. I am only talking about the people I quoted, not you. I quoted two people, so don't worry. I know that not all non believers are bad, so don't you worry.
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I don't mean to sound arrogant, but I never thought you were talking about me! I was just trying to intervene between anybody getting their beliefs hurt. I'm touched that you are trying to comfort me, but their is no need.

Back on topic, what does everybody think about 'Reincarnation'?
 
No harm done.

I have a "wait & see" prospect on reincarnation.
 
If Reincarnation existed, do you think what we do in this life will affect how we are reincarnated?
 
Not to bring up religion, but I think their is an entire belief system on Reincarnation. Hinduism? Budaism? Did I even spell it right?

Well, if I have any understanding on that, they say that actions from the previous life affects the next life you take.

According from Apu in The Simpsons, he was once a Rabbit.
 
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