Meaning of Life?
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Topic: Meaning of Life?
Posted By: JuMong
Subject: Meaning of Life?
Date Posted: 19-Sep-2007 at 05:29
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Strange, philosophy forum without this giant question mark. Anyone with an answer to this question please post it here. This is one question that no genius has been able to answer. Still searching... |
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Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 20-Sep-2007 at 07:05
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42 of course
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Posted By: Richard XIII
Date Posted: 20-Sep-2007 at 09:16
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mine is 43 or 8 i'm not so sure, different religion different answers drink some beers and you'll find it and live and let them live ------------- "I want to know God's thoughts... ...the rest are details." Albert Einstein |
Posted By: Adalwolf
Date Posted: 20-Sep-2007 at 09:32
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Meaning of life? To survive, to continue life, and to enjoy it.
------------- Concrete is heavy; iron is hard--but the grass will prevail. Edward Abbey |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 20-Sep-2007 at 12:23
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Posted By: morticia
Date Posted: 21-Sep-2007 at 16:52
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"What is the meaning of human life, or, for that matter of any creature? To know an answer to this question means to be religious. You ask: Does it make any sense, then to pose this question? I answer: The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life."
- Albert Einstein 1934 ------------- "Morty Trust in God: She will provide." -- Emmeline Pankhurst |
Posted By: xi_tujue
Date Posted: 22-Sep-2007 at 06:03
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reproduction imo ------------- I rather be a nomadic barbarian than a sedentary savage |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22-Sep-2007 at 06:06
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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 22-Sep-2007 at 06:32
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The question meant here ought I think to be 'what is the purpose of life?'
As the question is posed, I agree with Zaitsev, and the Princeton dictionary. ------------- |
Posted By: pekau
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2007 at 06:56
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Posted By: Paul
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2007 at 10:28
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I think there are several flaws in this question here. Apart from presuming life has a meaning (a very human concept) for something much more than human, it presumes there is only one meaning and it must be the same for everyone.
Personally I think we each have our own meaning. I have a friend who's meaning of life is to have sex with as many different girls as possible during his time on earth. Myself sadly unable to adopt my friends reason (through no want of trying) have resigned myself to attempting to break every rule ever conceived by the human mind. Ror me that's the meaning of life, but not necessariy for anyone else.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2007 at 23:26
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Conformity in uncomformity.
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Posted By: Akolouthos
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2007 at 23:42
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Christ.
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Posted By: Justinian
Date Posted: 02-Oct-2007 at 05:23
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It's impossible for one to say because it is different for each person. You have to look inward for the answer. ------------- "War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."--Thomas Mann 
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Posted By: pekau
Date Posted: 02-Oct-2007 at 09:11
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Posted By: TheARRGH
Date Posted: 03-Oct-2007 at 02:12
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The meaning of life? To make your own. Nothing esle can do that-nothing else in existence besides life can make a CHOICE of what to live for. it isn't to survive, so much, or to be a good person, even-it's to have the choice to decide that your meaning of life is spoons. or gerbil-catching. or being a meaningful artist. or anything else. ------------- Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and god? "Thou shalt" is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, "I will." - Nietzsche |
Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 03-Oct-2007 at 11:53
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Monty Python, From Life of Brian ------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |
Posted By: TheARRGH
Date Posted: 03-Oct-2007 at 23:13
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exactly.
------------- Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and god? "Thou shalt" is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, "I will." - Nietzsche |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 03:05
I need not say more!   ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: TheARRGH
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 04:56
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PIZZAFUL! ...wow, that was inane and didn't add much to the conversation. ------------- Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and god? "Thou shalt" is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, "I will." - Nietzsche |
Posted By: Brian J Checco
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 05:35
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Meaning of life: accepting the fact that he world goes on in its own ways, regardless of your own personal feelings on the subject. The next step is living in it, and trying to make the best of your own circumstances. Having fun and feeling a certain poignancy in these facts are a plus. Drunked up Guru, BJC |
Posted By: TheARRGH
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 05:49
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In other words, make your own meaning: the universe isn't conveniently going to supply you with a higher purpose. Live life. Have a good, thoughtful time. Don't believe you mean nothing just because no old man in a white robe says "your higher purpose is to____" Did I get it right? ------------- Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and god? "Thou shalt" is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, "I will." - Nietzsche |
Posted By: Brian J Checco
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 06:14
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I'm OK with that interpretation, sure. Make it your own. Grab the bull by the horns and give the bastard a good fight before you go down. Best example of a world outlook I can think of comes from Papa Hemingway: "If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterwards many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of those you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry." -Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Cheers. |
Posted By: Justinian
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 18:31
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^^ Oh. My. God. That is an amazing quote that I could not possibly agree with more if I tried.
The weird thing is I have said that in as many words to family/people before. ------------- "War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."--Thomas Mann
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