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Steven1987 · 09-14-2002, 06:24 PM

anyone got any theories on the meaning of life? i'd like to here them.

Answerer · 09-14-2002, 06:34 PM

Life is short and most people failed to see through the delusion of living for the sake of living.

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Philosoft · 09-14-2002, 07:18 PM

42

Now, what was the question?

Starboy · 09-14-2002, 09:12 PM

That is for you to figure out. Knowing your meaning and purpose would just spoil it.

Starboy

xeren · 09-15-2002, 12:01 AM

It's sad, and most people don't want to hear it, but there is no meaning to life, at least not one that would make us happy knowing what it is.

We're just highly evolved animals that think too much. So much that we think there must be a purpose for us being here.

If you want a meaning to life, i guess i can give you "to reproduce", sad though, because what's the purpose of making babies? so those little babies can grow up and have little babies of their own, so that THOSE little babies can grow up and have babies of THEIR own... and so on

ChrisJGQ · 09-15-2002, 12:45 AM

It's true to an extent that there is no 'external' meaning to our lives. Some take this as depressing, but I take it to mean that the purpose for our lives is whatever we make it. Search for yourself. Think, learn, and be happy.

MadMordigan · 09-15-2002, 12:53 AM

To crush one's enemies
Drive them before you
And hear the lamentations of their women.

ChrisJGQ · 09-15-2002, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MadMordigan:
<strong>To crush one's enemies
Drive them before you
And hear the lamentations of their women.</strong>

....Y'know, or this.

Hugo Holbling · 09-15-2002, 01:10 AM

Steven1987 asked:

Quote:

anyone got any theories on the meaning of life?

Perhaps you're misusing language in your question, as LW suggested? Why not take a peek at his essay <a href="http://www.kolumbus.fi/m.sipola/ethics.htm" target="_blank">here</a> and see what you make of it?

Plump-DJ · 09-15-2002, 02:56 AM

It's 42 silly.

Actually i think the question is wrong. Even from a theistic perspective. If God exists for example, then the purpose (or role i suppose) of ones life may not neccesarily be the same as someone elses, even if their actions have long lasting & ultimate consequences. If God ain't around then there is no ultimate purpose to anything and meaning is "What we make it?" Which some would argue is just like "pretending" but i don't know.

If i had to take a stab at a near universal "meaning of life" i'd say for most people it's love. I get most of my happyness from being around people who like me, and vice versa. Expressing my affection and recieving affection is probably the most meaingful part of my life.

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Answerer Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,956	Life is short and most people failed to see through the delusion of living for the sake of living. [ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: Answerer ]</p>

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Philosoft Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast of disorder Posts: 6,829	42 Now, what was the question?

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Starboy Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tallahassee, FL Reality Adventurer Posts: 5,276	That is for you to figure out. Knowing your meaning and purpose would just spoil it. Starboy

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xeren Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Place Posts: 285	It's sad, and most people don't want to hear it, but there is no meaning to life, at least not one that would make us happy knowing what it is. We're just highly evolved animals that think too much. So much that we think there must be a purpose for us being here. If you want a meaning to life, i guess i can give you "to reproduce", sad though, because what's the purpose of making babies? so those little babies can grow up and have little babies of their own, so that THOSE little babies can grow up and have babies of THEIR own... and so on

09-15-2002, 12:45 AM	#6
ChrisJGQ Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Portland OR Posts: 82	It's true to an extent that there is no 'external' meaning to our lives. Some take this as depressing, but I take it to mean that the purpose for our lives is whatever we make it. Search for yourself. Think, learn, and be happy.

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MadMordigan Beloved Deceased Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 2,704	To crush one's enemies Drive them before you And hear the lamentations of their women.

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Plump-DJ Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Oztralia (Aussie Aussie Aussie) Posts: 153	It's 42 silly. Actually i think the question is wrong. Even from a theistic perspective. If God exists for example, then the purpose (or role i suppose) of ones life may not neccesarily be the same as someone elses, even if their actions have long lasting & ultimate consequences. If God ain't around then there is no ultimate purpose to anything and meaning is "What we make it?" Which some would argue is just like "pretending" but i don't know. If i had to take a stab at a near universal "meaning of life" i'd say for most people it's love. I get most of my happyness from being around people who like me, and vice versa. Expressing my affection and recieving affection is probably the most meaingful part of my life. [ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Plump-DJ ]</p>

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