Whats it all mean?

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Ok, so lets debate gentlemen... Here on these boards we've discussed near everything from politics, to matters of the heart, so, why not the meaning of life?
What does it mean, what are we here for, do we have purpose?
Personally i think we do have a reason for existence. I think we are all here to experience. Everyone expierences different things through out their whole lives, no two lives are the same. Then when we die we all collect into a larger being and our exerience, our life is absorbed. Heh ok kinda far fetched maybe but what do you think?
 
The meaning of life is to....


Play games, get laid, get drunk, jack off, and go to bed.
 
i have to say i do agree with all of the above...
 
Originally posted by Anthraxxx
The meaning of life is to....


Play games, get laid, get drunk, and go to bed.
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and to do what ur avatar is doing!!!

this thread went STRAIGHT to hell
 
There is no meaning of life...we're all just God's little doll house encaged in his twisted design of life.......

or...

^^^
what they said ...:cheers:
 
Originally posted by Innervision961
Ok, so lets debate gentlemen... Here on these boards we've discussed near everything from politics, to matters of the heart, so, why not the meaning of life?
What does it mean, what are we here for, do we have purpose?
Personally i think we do have a reason for existence. I think we are all here to experience. Everyone expierences different things through out their whole lives, no two lives are the same. Then when we die we all collect into a larger being and our exerience, our life is absorbed. Heh ok kinda far fetched maybe but what do you think?
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i think u dug into the final fantasy movie a little much lol are u talking about guya? or however u spell it.
 
no, i hated that movie... I mean we are all a "part" of god experiencing life for him/us
 
The meaning of life is to work, retire, move to Florida, and die.
 
any of you seen the matrix?

anyway, i believe there is a goal we're aiming for. but we're not the ones who will reach it. our job and purpose is to help further the human race and/or life on planet earth and reach some higher goal (possibly). that sounds a little wishy washy but you never know.

any of you seen Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy? it tackles this question. they give the ultimate question to a machine and it gives them an answer. "are you sure you want me to give you the answer?" "yes!! hurry up!!" "well, you're not going to like it" "oh hurry up for gods sake will you!!" "the answer is.......42". of course that's ridiculous, how can the answer be 42? but then the computer makes a good point. "do you even know what question you were asking?" so although you're saying 'what is the meaning of life?', is that the right question to ask?
 
IMO there is no meaning of life, we are not "meant" to do anything according to some higher power. The closest thing life has to a purpose is simply to survive and grow. In other words its for us to simply keep on living and reproduce, nothing more.

EDIT: The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is amazing.
 
We were geneticly engineered by aliens for slave labor...........now we're free and dont know what to do.


Or not.......


Basicly I think we just need to have fun, not be jerk offs to everyone else, and try to do somthing that makes mabie even the tinyest little bit of difference to our existance(hopefully for the good)
 
<general view>We are here because of evolution, which would mean there is no meaning of life.

<christian view>We are here because of God, which would mean we are supposed to live through this life proving our selfs to be a good human and be sent to heaven.
 
Its doesn't matter what i say because I will get flamed anyway!!!
sooooooooooooo
the meaning of life is to play Half-life 2. Then the universe will reset itself to the bigbang :p
 
I believe the purpose of our lives is to leave something good behind for future generations, so that their journey through life may be less difficult than ours. I believe that in order to truly make ourselves greater people in this world we should learn as much about the workings of ourselves and this universe, and emulate the life of Jesus Christ. It doesn’t really matter if you believe in God, and it doesn’t matter if you think Jesus was just some guy, and not the messiah. His message remains the same, and if we follow it then at the very least, this world can be a paradise.
 
Originally posted by qckbeam
I believe the purpose of our lives is to leave something good behind for future generations, so that their journey through life may be less difficult than ours. I believe that in order to truly make ourselves greater people in this world we should learn as much about the workings of ourselves and this universe, and emulate the life of Jesus Christ. It doesn’t really matter if you believe in God, and it doesn’t matter if you think Jesus was just some guy, and not the messiah. His message remains the same, and if we follow it then at the very least, this world can be a paradise.
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:cheers: i agree

i also think, maybe not only for future generations, but for the people around you right now. if you do something that, somehow, in some little way, maybe makes somebody else's life a little bit more worth the living, then that makes your life feel like it's worth a little more too. if your existence makes a difference in somebody else's life, then your life has gained meaning.
although that kinda bases the meaning of your life on somebody else's life, or whether somebody else thinks your life is meaningful, which is pretty bad.... ermm, now i'm confused.
 
Originally posted by dfc05
:cheers: i agree

i also think, maybe not only for future generations, but for the people around you right now. if you do something that, somehow, in some little way, maybe makes somebody else's life a little bit more worth the living, then that makes your life feel like it's worth a little more too. if your existence makes a difference in somebody else's life, then your life has gained meaning.
although that kinda bases the meaning of your life on somebody else's life, or whether somebody else thinks your life is meaningful, which is pretty bad.... ermm, now i'm confused.
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Thank you :cheers:

I agree that we have to live for our fellow men as well. We have to live for those that are living right here, right now just as we must live for those coming in the future. Of course, if one lives in the image of Jesus, one would be doing all they could to make the lives of all others, in the present and the future, better every single day :)
 
The meaning of life is whatever you make it to be.

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves."
-Shakespeare
 
<Agrees with Javert>

Onya Javert. I was thinking of saying that, but then I flipped the page, and there it was.

We make our own meaning, find our own point.
 
I think the point of human existence, our very meaning is to save the universe from imploding itself or expanding further and achieving a perfect harmonic balance between all living things which will be done through music. Surprisingly enough, this music will be yodeling.
 
Meaning of life is explained in the movie: Monty Python - Meaning of life
 
Dah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Life's what you make it...nah nahnahnah nah nah...
Yes.
 
We're here because millions of years ago some highly excited molecules created bonds with other molecules they wouldn't normally bond with in order to reduce their pent up energy.
 
"Annnnd pray that there's intelligent life,
Somewhere out in space,
'cos there's bugger all,
Down 'ere on planet Earth!"

EDIT: iamironsam, yeah, that happens all the time to drunk molecules at the local Atomic Bar. Especially those bloody little Fluorines.
 
To quote Fight Club:

"This is your life, good to the last drop, doesn't get any better than this.
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time.
Only after disaster can we be resurected; only after you've lost everything you are free to do anything.
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake: you are the same decaying organic matter as everything else.
You have to realize that someday you will die, and until you know that you are useless."
 
i saw this in the other thread someone sed before on the Meaning of Life and I found this:

«The physical meaning of life is to procreate and spread one's genes. You only have the ability to question those primal instincts because the homo sapiens species advanced to such a point that our brains were finally capable of true self awareness and self analysis. There are many examples in human history where this ability has gone awry, however. Less than a thousand years ago the Aztecs considered human sacrifice a crucial element to their very survival. They would sacrifice their own children, kicking and screaming all the way, in an attempt to make it rain again.

It is quite clear that we as a species are in the middle of a confusion period. We aren't really sure what the heck is going on, what we're supposed to be doing, or where the heck we're supposed to go. Look no further than the incredibly diverse range of religions and ideals from which to choose and you can see we really just have no clue. This is why certain people can be led to believe that an alien spacecraft is trailing a comet and that if they drink some funky Kool Aid they'll be able to travel to their homeland again. Cleanse the gene pool, thank you very much.

Most people are given religion as the panacea and are thus able to effectively participate in a large society and (in general) obey their respective morals and ethics. When a new member of our species joins this world, their physical location and culture determine the particular panacea they are given and will (most likely) follow for the rest of their lives. Some people are capable of breaking out of this brain-washing and attempt to search for their own meanings. You might be one of them, however you are still clinging to some of the notions instilled in you by other people when you were younger. I can't help you there other than to suggest that you release everything you were taught and look for your own answers. If indeed you're looking to discover on your own rather than be told by someone else...

Now, there are people that are simply incapable of breaking free from this programming and will just blissfully live their lives until their bodies no longer function. For them, the meaning of life was planted long ago and is quite simple. Any affront to their ideals is just so completely bizarre and foreign to them that they won't ever understand what you're trying to say. This is what we called closed-minded. The brain is a blank sheet of paper as a newborn child. It fills with knowledge along the way. For some people, the process of learning and discovery ends at some point and they just move through life like the programmed robots they are. "I am a product of God/Allah/Satan/insert_your_god_here. I will obey what my elders told me our god wants me to do. I will procreate. I will teach my children to be just like me. Then I will die, and I will go to heaven/insert_your_everlasting_playground_here."

For a select group of others, the entire life cycle is a process of learning and dicovery, and they just keep searching. For those people, life is trying to understand the meaning of life. Einstein was one such person. For him, his meaning of life was to try and reveal his god. His god happened to be the set of laws that define all of the physical world, and not the kind of god Christians or Jews or any other monotheistic religion believes in. IE, a religion whereby the divine creator of all things has a penchant for displaying a biased interest in homo sapiens and that we were crafted in his image. Einstein's god was not a single invisible entity but rather purely scientific in nature: understand how all forces in the universe work and you will have discovered god. His god would be revealed through the Unified Field Theory. Unfortunately that has yet to come to fruition.

"From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.... I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one. You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth. I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our being." - Albert Einstein

Now, where do you fit in all of this? Understand that, and you will have found your meaning of life. Still not sure? If you're young... and my guess is that you are since it sounds like you're a little confused... my suggestion to you is just to keep an open mind. When you do find that meaning, remember to be considerate to alternate views, especially those of people you respect (IE, your family.) You have the right to do as you want, however some people in your life will take offense no matter what it is you decide to do. Just note that they may not be capable of understanding, and that is okay. Love them for who they are and what they mean to you, but do not alter your beliefs purely to assuage them.»

I find this guy or incredibily stupid or extremely smart.
 
Originally posted by The Mullinator
IMO there is no meaning of life, we are not "meant" to do anything according to some higher power. The closest thing life has to a purpose is simply to survive and grow. In other words its for us to simply keep on living and reproduce, nothing more.

EDIT: The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is amazing.
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Yup, I agree with both of your points. Especially the second one:cheese:
 
Just do what makes you happy :) There's no point to anything - we are as important to the universe as a slug.
 
The meaning of life is to die.

That, and to mock religion.
 
Originally posted by D33
The meaning of life is to die.

That, and to mock religion.
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What a very intelligent thing to say. I've noticed that a great number of people seem to have something against religion? What is wrong with it? I'm religious not because I was brainwashed by my family or anything, in fact my family is one of the least religious families around. I'm religious simply because I personally find God in religion. Others don't see him there (I for one don't see God in church, so I don't go). If you don’t believe in God, fine, there is nothing wrong with that. I just cannot understand why you feel the need to bring others down for their beliefs.
 
Originally posted by qckbeam
What a very intelligent thing to say. I've noticed that a great number of people seem to have something against religion? What is wrong with it? I'm religious not because I was brainwashed by my family or anything, in fact my family is one of the least religious families around. I'm religious simply because I personally find God in religion. Others don't see him there (I for one don't see God in church, so I don't go). If you don’t believe in God, fine, there is nothing wrong with that. I just cannot understand why you feel the need to bring others down for their beliefs.
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Nothings wrong with the concept of religion. It's the implementation that I have something against.
 
Originally posted by qckbeam
I believe the purpose of our lives is to leave something good behind for future generations, so that their journey through life may be less difficult than ours.
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We've failed.



History only remembers those who become imfamous.



I try enjoy life to the fullest everyday, see as much of the world as I can. Other then that, pretty much just have fun. I really could care less if I piss people off in the real world, there are 9 billion others that never met me before. :)
 
Originally posted by iamironsam
Nothings wrong with the concept of religion. It's the implementation that I have something against.
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-Albert Einstein
 
Originally posted by Sn7
We've failed.



History only remembers those who become imfamous.



I try enjoy life to the fullest everyday, see as much of the world as I can. Other then that, pretty much just have fun. I really could care less if I piss people off in the real world, there are 9 billion others that never met me before. :)
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Did we just have a global population boom of 3 billion people? ;)
 
Let me just say this and I'll be done with it. Life isn't about God or religion. You don't have to believe in it, and nothing is going to happen if you don't. Do what you will with life, but while you're alive, try your hardest to see people as people, and treat them accordingly.
 
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