Saru Posted March 16, 2011 #1 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Purpose of human existence Click here to watch video - 07:32s William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens answer a question on the purpose of human existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Obscure Posted March 16, 2011 #2 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Crackpots. Why must everybody need a purpose? Life is life. It just it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre1979 Posted March 16, 2011 #3 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Personally, I don't believe there is one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted March 16, 2011 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) I agree, life doesn't even need a purpose, its already complete, but people have to make one up bcause they feel lost. Then here's something you can do with your time: find your inner peace and leave other people alone:) Edited March 16, 2011 by Evilution13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted March 16, 2011 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) My favorite 'quote' about 'purpose' is from the comic strip "Peanuts"... Linus and his sister Lucy are talking... (After a long discussion) Linus: We were put here on this Earth to help others. Lucy: (Long pause) What were the others put here for? Edited March 16, 2011 by Taun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deceiver Posted March 16, 2011 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I agree with "The one known simply as L" Best comment I've read on here in awhile... I also wonder why everyone needs a 'purpose'. I admire animals, they don't look for a purpose, they simply "live". Of course some of you will probably say because they 'can't. But maybe that's a good thing. Since YOU are the one being depressed and seeing "no point" in life. Animals don't need that silly stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someoldguy Posted March 16, 2011 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Like our distant cousins, the animals, I believe our main purpose is to survive. There may be higher purposes, certainly. But, leaving aside beliefs in a possible afterlife, we obviously can't explore these avenues unless we are living and our species thrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingAngel Posted March 16, 2011 #8 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Life without purpose is like an useless object, a robot. Even a small plant has a purpose is to filter the air for us. The first purpose is to bring joy to your family. Second is to take care of your parents (when they get old). Third would be contribution to the society. Beside that, if you think you don't have any purpose but a waste of resource and energy, or bring destruction, then there is no point in continue to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluey Posted March 16, 2011 #9 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) there is no purpose.......we are pretty much hitchin a ride........our planet is a vessel...........most ground and sea creatures are kepping us alive(they are our hosts)........as far as i can see........their pretty much sitting back waiting to see just how quickly we screw it up Edited March 16, 2011 by cluey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 16, 2011 #10 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Purpose of human existence Click here to watch video - 07:32s William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens answer a question on the purpose of human existence. Human existance is " School" to learn and achieve knowlege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky7 Posted March 16, 2011 #11 Share Posted March 16, 2011 meaning in life derives from having compassion within oneself for others, knowing pain and suffering, the happiness and joy of creating life with a partner, the simplistic joys of birdsong or smelling a blossom, the giving and sharing of thoughts with others, in recognising life to be the ultimate gift given to us, creating our own story as we while away our human years fraught with trials and tribulations. the ultimate purpose is the end of our story which remains the great unknown to us while we are living. this life is a journey, a one-way journey, a suicide mission and our only true purpose is to fulfil our destiny by dying in the end having gained knowledge and experiences and thereby having filled purpose for human existence. am i talking rubbish again? someone pull the plug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarPlexus Posted March 16, 2011 #12 Share Posted March 16, 2011 life has a purpose. If u say life doesnt have purpose , its like saying things happen for no reason (absurd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluey Posted March 16, 2011 #13 Share Posted March 16, 2011 life has a purpose. If u say life doesnt have purpose , its like saying things happen for no reason (absurd) posting that comment and not answering the question yourself is also bordering on absurd.....................please explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingAngel Posted March 17, 2011 #14 Share Posted March 17, 2011 posting that comment and not answering the question yourself is also bordering on absurd.....................please explain Why do you think your parents gave birth to you? If you can answer why, you've already got your purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscious Creator Posted March 17, 2011 #15 Share Posted March 17, 2011 the purpose is to live life to the fullest...in joy. life is just a ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Obscure Posted March 17, 2011 #16 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Life without purpose is like an useless object, a robot. Even a small plant has a purpose is to filter the air for us. The first purpose is to bring joy to your family. Second is to take care of your parents (when they get old). Third would be contribution to the society. Beside that, if you think you don't have any purpose but a waste of resource and energy, or bring destruction, then there is no point in continue to live. Plants don't filter air for us they do it for themselves, it's simply coincidence that they breathe Carbon Dioxide and produce Oxygen, which just so happens to be what we breathe. It's not like plants are like, oh man. Check out those humans... we should make them some air. YES THAT MUST BE OUR PURPOSE! No. Simply no. Also bringing joy to your family, taking care of your parents and contributing to society... Thats not 'the purpose' of human life. That doesn't make any sense. Why would the purpose of human life be to bring joy to your family? Your family is also human so human life is on the earth just to make human life happy? Makes perfect sense. Taking care of your parents? So human life is on earth to take care of human life when they get old? Makes perfect sense. And contributing to society? Human life is on earth to contribute to something we created? Makes perfect sense. Edited March 17, 2011 by The one known simply as L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Obscure Posted March 17, 2011 #17 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) meaning in life derives from having compassion within oneself for others, knowing pain and suffering, the happiness and joy of creating life with a partner, the simplistic joys of birdsong or smelling a blossom, the giving and sharing of thoughts with others, in recognising life to be the ultimate gift given to us, creating our own story as we while away our human years fraught with trials and tribulations. the ultimate purpose is the end of our story which remains the great unknown to us while we are living. this life is a journey, a one-way journey, a suicide mission and our only true purpose is to fulfil our destiny by dying in the end having gained knowledge and experiences and thereby having filled purpose for human existence. am i talking rubbish again? someone pull the plug! Those thing's aren't the meaning of life, they are the experiences that comes with life. Edited March 17, 2011 by The one known simply as L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2F Posted March 17, 2011 #18 Share Posted March 17, 2011 As individuals, we create our own purpose in life, according to our views, faith, knowledge, decisions etc. It is those that can't see this that lead hollow lives without purpose. As for what the purpose of all life is? It seems to me that life is the vehicle for change in an otherwise bleak existence. The 'frosting on the cake', if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscious Creator Posted March 17, 2011 #19 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Plants don't filter air for us they do it for themselves, it's simply coincidence that they breathe Carbon Dioxide and produce Oxygen, which just so happens to be what we breathe.It's not like plants are like, oh man. Check out those humans... we should make them some air. YES THAT MUST BE OUR PURPOSE! No. Simply no. Also bringing joy to your family, taking care of your parents and contributing to society... Thats not 'the purpose' of human life. That doesn't make any sense. Why would the purpose of human life be to bring joy to your family? Your family is also human so human life is on the earth just to make human life happy? Makes perfect sense. Taking care of your parents? So human life is on earth to take care of human life when they get old? Makes perfect sense. And contributing to society? Human life is on earth to contribute to something we created? Makes perfect sense. LOL for realz. what about people that do not have parents or a family? and the amount a person contributes to society is completely opinion based. there would be no way to determine whether a person made a good enough contribution to this concept called society...that's the perception of the individual homie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd rock resident alien Posted March 21, 2011 #20 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Gain understanding of everything, takes care of it and hand it down to the next generation for more understanding of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewild Posted March 21, 2011 #21 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I agree, life doesn't even need a purpose, its already complete, but people have to make one up bcause they feel lost. Then here's something you can do with your time: find your inner peace and leave other people alone:) Excellent reply. My sentiments exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted March 21, 2011 #22 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Excellent reply. My sentiments exactly! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cradle of Fish Posted March 21, 2011 #23 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Why do you think your parents gave birth to you? If you can answer why, you've already got your purpose They elected not to terminate the pregnancy. Where do I stand in that case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcharleslanca Posted July 23, 2011 #24 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) i believe in every human soul there is a pull between faith in a higher power that will save us and bring us to a better place in the end of our sufferage on the this planet and the pull towards scientific fact that can prove so much (rationally) in our world today, but i feel that without the faith of god that we would not have the courage, train of thought, progressive knowlegde in technology... EVERYTHING would be NOTHING without our faith, there would be no reason of, no reason to further investigate any mystery, and with that being said THERE WOULD BE NO PURPOSE TO THIS WEBSITE. So if your reading this, you might not know it, but u still hold on to some faith. I hope your faith blossoms. Edited July 23, 2011 by lilcharleslanca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted July 23, 2011 #25 Share Posted July 23, 2011 EVERYTHING would be NOTHING without our faith, there would be no reason of, no reason to further investigate any mystery, and with that being said THERE WOULD BE NO PURPOSE TO THIS WEBSITE. So if your reading this, you might not know it, but u still hold on to some faith. I hope your faith blossoms. "Everything" is not dependent on our so-called "faith" Anyways in order to make life more tolerable some people choose to invent a reason for existing because for some it would be too shocking and depressing to realize that our lives have no more "meaning" than that of a dog or cat. We live, do things, maybe raise a family then die. In a way it is like watching a slew of movies on the weekend, they are fun and pass the time but essentially it means nothing except you found a way to make the time appear to pass by faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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