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| Thread ID: 72662 | 2006-09-21 10:05:00 | What's the meaning of life? | Renmoo (66) | PC World Chat |
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| 486257 | 2006-09-26 00:18:00 | I take a different venue on this question, and although this is NOT the answer I will have on Oct 16th, this is a valid assertion..... (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14) 13 The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the [true] God and keep his commandments. For this is the whole [obligation] of man. 14 For the [true] God himself will bring every sort of work into the judgment in relation to every hidden thing, as to whether it is good or bad. This I firmly believe. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 486258 | 2006-09-26 02:16:00 | There is no meaning. Absolutely none. Nothing is being kept from you. And it doesn't mean anything that it doesn't mean anything. Once you see this brutal truth, you will never again be hi-jacked or hooked in by belief. The definition of belief? Belief is something that MAY be true, not something that IS true. |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 486259 | 2006-09-26 02:54:00 | "And it doesn't mean anything that it doesn't mean anything." Of course it does, it means that you are going to have to make a decision based on an "act of will" and not based on logic, reason or rationality, on what to do with the rest of your life, now you have realized this unpalatable "truth". IMHO this is the start point of "growing up" instead of wallowing in fatalism or leaving the decision unmade by following some supernatural outside force or another. That this is not done by most is one of the reasons why the world is in such a shocking state. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 486260 | 2006-09-26 04:14:00 | Ah well, that needs only a simple answer compared with this highfaluting abstract stuff. English again, James. You've overdone the words here. Retract means "to take back." So back is superfluous. I get your point here - that is, the word "back" is redundant:o And superfluous is what we may decide we are, if we get depressed about the meaning of life. That's when you should start thinking outside the square. So looking at it another way, how many people's lives do you brighten because of your own existence? And how sad would they be if you weren't here? Our meaning(s) of life are usually intertwined with others Hmmm... I will give this a thought:D |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 486261 | 2006-09-26 14:28:00 | Procreation | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 486262 | 2006-09-27 03:25:00 | Procreation???? Thats about as useful as shopping . . . . :p :lol: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 486263 | 2006-09-27 04:14:00 | Procreation???? Thats about as useful as shopping . . . . :p :lol: beetle And just as much fun . :rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 486264 | 2006-09-27 04:38:00 | Every successful life form by definition can procreate so how is that OUR meaning, it is a prerequisite to us being here in the form we are now. Meaning is surely beyond basic bodily functions. That answer is a cop out. 'It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable: it is with precisely this charm that it entices subtler minds. It seems that the hundreds of times refuted theory of "free will" owes its continued existence to this charm alone - : again and again there comes along someone who feels he is strong enough to refute it.' Friedrich Nietzsche. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 486265 | 2006-09-27 04:46:00 | A cop out? :waughh: haha well i spose if ya get all serious and fuddy duddy like yeah its a cop out . . . that all life forms multiply and go forth yes . . . . . . ( no offence intended and not aimed at any one in particular) . . . . . . . . . . but pf1 is here for all reasons including life and laughter and pc help . . . . . . . If ya cant have fun in life well then it will be a pretty sad boring life one leads . . . . . . . . . and theres no fear of a boring life at my house ever . . . . . . . :p :D Laughter is the best medicine . enjoy today for what it is, as tomorow there will be something else in the way to laugh at . . . . . . sorta comes back to the go forth and multiply idea . . . . . . . or was it go forth and prosper . :p beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 486266 | 2006-09-27 04:49:00 | Every successful life form by definition can procreate so how is that OUR meaning, it is a prerequisite to us being here in the form we are now. Meaning is surely beyond basic bodily functions. That answer is a cop out.????????? Meaning, surely is a personal thing? To many, surviving and breeding is all there ever will be, or all they care for. To others meaning could be the most perfect violin, or car, or road transportation system. It could be absolutely anything to the individual. Meaning need not be beyond basic bodily function at all, and indeed may not go as far as breeding. For some the meaning might be to stuff as much kai in their faces as they can. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
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