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Barefootsies · 11-26-2007, 07:32 AM

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GrouchyAdmin · 11-26-2007, 07:37 AM

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Violetta · 11-26-2007, 07:38 AM

What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Does life signify anything, does it have a purpose? I don't know if I can answer these questions, and I don't know if I should even try. For the past few years I have been following the path of apathy, finding strength in ignorance, in order to avoid these questions that drag me towards insanity. When I do face up to these, the most vital questions pertaining to the human race, I invariably come to the conclusion that life is pointless, without purpose or meaning. A stupid story without a theme or moral, signifying nothing. These cannot be safe thoughts.

Down through the ages philosophers have come to their own conclusions on the meaning of life. Some ideas are corny, some stupid, some contain a glimpse of truth, but, most importantly, none seem to agree with each other. Socrates believed that the only purpose in life was to be happy, by doing one's duty and finding the greatest good. The Epicureans said that we must find a perfect balance in order to give our lives meaning. Christian religion went for the easy answer, claiming that the reason we should do good is not because of meaning or purpose in this life, but because we must work to enter the Kingdom of God. While Eastern religions such as Hinduism were preaching that the reason for our existence is to climb the ladder to perfect 'oneness' with God, and that we will be continually re-incarnated until we reach that ideal. All these theories are trying to lead us to a similar conclusion, namely that it is not just there, but has a purpose, a meaning and a logic to it.

But personally, I can't find any such meaning to life, any reason for being, any answer to the question posed by existence. Education has been the only substance of my existence so far. But what has been the point of it all? To be filled full with facts in order to vomit them back up again in death? Is this what I endured all those classes for? Classes that seemed to last hours, days, months, a constant circus ride with me as the dizzy passenger. Learning nothing but the word "eternity". Not even on a shallow level can I find any real meaning to this façet of my life. It all seems so illogical, irrelevant and purposeless.

When I look at the world around me, my view is backed up by many examples. The history of the world is a history of famine, war and death. The lives of those that died in the crusades, in the wars, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and Bosnia, and that list is only a scattered collection of a few examples of all the wars in the past thousand years. Neither can I find any point to the lives of those that died because of a famine in Ireland, in Somalia, in Ethiopia, and in many other countries, especially when I consider the wealth and comfort of others who stuffed themselves full of food and fed their dogs while these people starved.

Think of the typical life of a person living in the Western world at the moment. They are born, are educated, get a job, find a partner, have a family, make enough money to stave off discomfort, live the constant struggle of existence, get old, weak and sad, and then die. But its the plight that brought the tears from my eyes. What really depressed me was that the plight echoes so many wasted lives, all the same.

Man killing man, people starving while others watch, rape, death: It all seems so illogical, so pointless. Life must be the complete stupidity of existence itself. Therefore we need to create artificial meaning to prop up our petty lives. We depend on religion, which answers our questions by referring to another world that may or may not exist, but provides a reason for being. Some people survive through apathy and conformity, following the herd, drifting along in a state of semi-somnambulance (sleepwalk), not asking these questions, donating an artificial meaning to life and sometimes giving an escape route from this idiotic "tale". Suicide is the most emphatic statement of life's pointless, meaningless trail.

The only purpose of existence left is life for life's sake, accepting that we exist and that therefore we ought to make the most of it. Seize the day, reach for the stars, eat the peach and all those other clichés adorned by optimists. We must ignore the fact that when we are dead nothing will ever have mattered (a theory beyond my powers of explanation implied by the belief of philosophers that existence is a subjective thing, with reality residing in our individual minds). It is vital, for our own mental stability and sanity. We must invent a moral, a theme, if none already exists.

Socrates said that, "The unexamined life is not worth living". This may be true, but be very careful, because the over-examined life will also be found to be devoid of meaning, and not worth living either.

- Krisztian Tolna (With the help of a thesaurus and many religion/theoretical websites)

ShellyCrash · 11-26-2007, 07:38 AM

There is alot of good that can come for living for other people if someone doesn't see fit living for their own experience.

There are millions of things people can do in this life to make the world a better place for other people.

BerdoR · 11-26-2007, 07:47 AM

thanks for post .. interesting point "It is vital, for our own mental stability and sanity. We must invent a moral, a theme, if none already exists."

Richard - Triplexcash · 11-26-2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

There is alot of good that can come for living for other people if someone doesn't see fit living for their own experience.

There are millions of things people can do in this life to make the world a better place for other people.

Nice one

Barefootsies · 11-26-2007, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BerdoR

We must invent a moral, a theme, if none already exists."

halfpint · 11-26-2007, 08:04 AM

Very interesting read..thanks

I guess the meaning of life means nothing apart from breeding and keeping the human race in existance..but what for, I sometimes wonder as we always have a habbit of messing things up...

Any how for me the meaning of life is my family...

CaptainHowdy · 11-26-2007, 10:17 AM

Bump for the truth!

JohnnyJames · 11-26-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

Very interesting read..thanks

I guess the meaning of life means nothing apart from breeding and keeping the human race in existance..but what for, I sometimes wonder as we always have a habbit of messing things up...

Any how for me the meaning of life is my family...

Agreed Halfpint-at least for me.

Family IS the meaning of life. After all, who else will care or remember, when we are gone?

Another good part of life, for myself, is the utter shedding of sexual repression, or "morality" as dictated by too many people. Why should anyone else have a say in what my wife and I do between ourselves and with others? I don't intrude on THEIR version of morality, and I enjoy that we don't worry about what they think.

All in all, those two things have led to a very happy life for us. There are many other things, of course, but those are the ones that came up in my mind first.

Shagbunny · 11-26-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

There is alot of good that can come for living for other people if someone doesn't see fit living for their own experience.

There are millions of things people can do in this life to make the world a better place for other people.

xmas13 · 11-26-2007, 10:32 AM

One word: love

pornask · 11-26-2007, 10:34 AM

goddamn popups

tripod sucks

yahoo-xxx-girls.com · 11-26-2007, 10:35 AM

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Since when is there a separation between church and state?

Barefootsies · 11-26-2007, 05:14 PM

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Since when is there a separation between church and state?

reaching_into_the_muck · 11-26-2007, 05:24 PM

too many words

11-26-2007, 07:32 AM	#1
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11-26-2007, 07:38 AM	#3
Violetta Affiliate Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 28,735	What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Does life signify anything, does it have a purpose? I don't know if I can answer these questions, and I don't know if I should even try. For the past few years I have been following the path of apathy, finding strength in ignorance, in order to avoid these questions that drag me towards insanity. When I do face up to these, the most vital questions pertaining to the human race, I invariably come to the conclusion that life is pointless, without purpose or meaning. A stupid story without a theme or moral, signifying nothing. These cannot be safe thoughts. Down through the ages philosophers have come to their own conclusions on the meaning of life. Some ideas are corny, some stupid, some contain a glimpse of truth, but, most importantly, none seem to agree with each other. Socrates believed that the only purpose in life was to be happy, by doing one's duty and finding the greatest good. The Epicureans said that we must find a perfect balance in order to give our lives meaning. Christian religion went for the easy answer, claiming that the reason we should do good is not because of meaning or purpose in this life, but because we must work to enter the Kingdom of God. While Eastern religions such as Hinduism were preaching that the reason for our existence is to climb the ladder to perfect 'oneness' with God, and that we will be continually re-incarnated until we reach that ideal. All these theories are trying to lead us to a similar conclusion, namely that it is not just there, but has a purpose, a meaning and a logic to it. But personally, I can't find any such meaning to life, any reason for being, any answer to the question posed by existence. Education has been the only substance of my existence so far. But what has been the point of it all? To be filled full with facts in order to vomit them back up again in death? Is this what I endured all those classes for? Classes that seemed to last hours, days, months, a constant circus ride with me as the dizzy passenger. Learning nothing but the word "eternity". Not even on a shallow level can I find any real meaning to this façet of my life. It all seems so illogical, irrelevant and purposeless. When I look at the world around me, my view is backed up by many examples. The history of the world is a history of famine, war and death. The lives of those that died in the crusades, in the wars, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and Bosnia, and that list is only a scattered collection of a few examples of all the wars in the past thousand years. Neither can I find any point to the lives of those that died because of a famine in Ireland, in Somalia, in Ethiopia, and in many other countries, especially when I consider the wealth and comfort of others who stuffed themselves full of food and fed their dogs while these people starved. Think of the typical life of a person living in the Western world at the moment. They are born, are educated, get a job, find a partner, have a family, make enough money to stave off discomfort, live the constant struggle of existence, get old, weak and sad, and then die. But its the plight that brought the tears from my eyes. What really depressed me was that the plight echoes so many wasted lives, all the same. Man killing man, people starving while others watch, rape, death: It all seems so illogical, so pointless. Life must be the complete stupidity of existence itself. Therefore we need to create artificial meaning to prop up our petty lives. We depend on religion, which answers our questions by referring to another world that may or may not exist, but provides a reason for being. Some people survive through apathy and conformity, following the herd, drifting along in a state of semi-somnambulance (sleepwalk), not asking these questions, donating an artificial meaning to life and sometimes giving an escape route from this idiotic "tale". Suicide is the most emphatic statement of life's pointless, meaningless trail. The only purpose of existence left is life for life's sake, accepting that we exist and that therefore we ought to make the most of it. Seize the day, reach for the stars, eat the peach and all those other clichés adorned by optimists. We must ignore the fact that when we are dead nothing will ever have mattered (a theory beyond my powers of explanation implied by the belief of philosophers that existence is a subjective thing, with reality residing in our individual minds). It is vital, for our own mental stability and sanity. We must invent a moral, a theme, if none already exists. Socrates said that, "The unexamined life is not worth living". This may be true, but be very careful, because the over-examined life will also be found to be devoid of meaning, and not worth living either. - Krisztian Tolna (With the help of a thesaurus and many religion/theoretical websites) __________________ M&A Queen

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11-26-2007, 07:47 AM	#5
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