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mikester · 03-03-2003, 06:45 PM

NOTE: im new, and haven't ever actually experienced a REAL philosophical debate before. all ive got are some questions that have been bugging me that i bet you guys could shed some light on.

ive always wondered, what is the purpose of life? not the meaning, but the purpose.

i mean, is life only meant to be destroyed, then to start anew a billion years later? are 'intelligent' lifeforms destined to become rulers of the universe, with advanced technological utopia and all that...only to be wiped out by a factor of nature (ie. sun goes supernova, etc.) that they can't possibly defeat?

discuss.

Philosoft · 03-03-2003, 07:33 PM

Welcome, Mikester.

I am of the opinion that it is premature to ask the question, "What is the purpose of life?" prior to formulating a satisfactory, suppportable answer to the question, "Does life have a purpose?"

Enjoy your stay.

Philosoft ~ Philosophy mod

mikester · 03-03-2003, 07:56 PM

makes sense to me.

thanks philosoft.

Keith Russell · 03-04-2003, 12:49 PM

Greetings:

The life that exists now, is the net result of a long, unbroken chain.

Life began once...and that has not changed, thus far...

Keith.

03-04-2003, 03:42 PM

Hi Keith, is this an argument for the existence of God or what?

03-04-2003, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Philosoft
Welcome, Mikester.

I am of the opinion that it is premature to ask the question, "What is the purpose of life?" prior to formulating a satisfactory, suppportable answer to the question, "Does life have a purpose?"

Enjoy your stay.

Philosoft ~ Philosophy mod

Good point Philsoft. I would say that life has no purpose in itself and since we are not 'life itself' but are 'alive' we are to discover what life is all about. If I now substitude the word life with the word God because [Lord] God is life is becomes easy to see what the purpose of life is all about.

Keith Russell · 03-04-2003, 08:46 PM

Greetings:

'God' has nothing to do with life; life exists.

Keith.

03-04-2003, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Keith Russell
Greetings:

'God' has nothing to do with life; life exists.

Keith.

If life was real humans would never die. Since humans die it is not not life but eternal life that "exists" from where we extract life to live our temporal life and can have intimations of immortality as mortals.

Sattwic · 03-04-2003, 10:04 PM

err.. what is 'life'?
Eternal life? Don't we already have eternal life?
Both in the sense that we reproduce to keep life in continuem and that we ourselves, made up of atoms have been existing and will continue to exist?

Keith Russell · 03-05-2003, 07:24 AM

Amos:

So, something has to be eternal and unchanging, before you'll acknowledge its existence?

Keith.

03-03-2003, 06:45 PM	#1
mikester Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 813	slightly philosophical thoughts NOTE: im new, and haven't ever actually experienced a REAL philosophical debate before. all ive got are some questions that have been bugging me that i bet you guys could shed some light on. ive always wondered, what is the purpose of life? not the meaning, but the purpose. i mean, is life only meant to be destroyed, then to start anew a billion years later? are 'intelligent' lifeforms destined to become rulers of the universe, with advanced technological utopia and all that...only to be wiped out by a factor of nature (ie. sun goes supernova, etc.) that they can't possibly defeat? discuss.

03-04-2003, 08:46 PM	#7
Keith Russell Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 1,336	An argument for the existence of 'God'? Not from me... Greetings: 'God' has nothing to do with life; life exists. Keith.

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03-03-2003, 07:33 PM	#2
Philosoft Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast of disorder Posts: 6,829	Welcome, Mikester. I am of the opinion that it is premature to ask the question, "What is the purpose of life?" prior to formulating a satisfactory, suppportable answer to the question, "Does life have a purpose?" Enjoy your stay. Philosoft ~ Philosophy mod

03-03-2003, 07:56 PM	#3
mikester Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 813	makes sense to me. thanks philosoft.

03-04-2003, 12:49 PM	#4
Keith Russell Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 1,336	Greetings: The life that exists now, is the net result of a long, unbroken chain. Life began once...and that has not changed, thus far... Keith.

03-04-2003, 03:42 PM	#5
Amos Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Keith, is this an argument for the existence of God or what?

03-04-2003, 10:04 PM	#9
Sattwic Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pondicherry, India Posts: 28	err.. what is 'life'? Eternal life? Don't we already have eternal life? Both in the sense that we reproduce to keep life in continuem and that we ourselves, made up of atoms have been existing and will continue to exist?

03-05-2003, 07:24 AM	#10
Keith Russell Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 1,336	Amos: So, something has to be eternal and unchanging, before you'll acknowledge its existence? Keith.

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