THINKERS: Does it/can it mean anything that humans have each other?

Question

Sometimes I try to think of my place in the world in terms of "what if I was the only person here." It helps me brush off other peoples' influence. But really there are a whole lot of other enlightened people out there (vain thing to say, I know). I should, perhaps, consider them in my worldview and try to block out just the block-heads. Could a community of intelligent, similar-minded people be a more meaningful thing on this desert-planet than just the naked fact of life happening, for a time, in this place? Could a group-understanding of the condition of life actually mean something in itself, more than the essentially meaningless existence of us all? Aaaaaand....would it be meaningful even if "we" are similarly wrong?

Answer 1

If you think something is meaningless you're not very eager to do it. People attach a certain meaning to what they do. There would be no change in the world if people saw that meaning is useless.People search for meaning to their lives.

There's nothing really you have to do. One does have choice. It's hard when you can't find any meaning.

Answer 2

I think isolation at one point would ferret out the fact that you need diversity to expand and enlighten the group. Where would your arguments for philosphical thinking come from if there was no oppostion?

Answer 3

Once one is secure in their own world view it does them no harm to consider others. In fact, the interaction and idea sharing will likely advance thought not hinder it.

Answer 4

all kinds of forces are necessary to keep things in balance. U can always find atleast 1 thing to learn from every single person u meet.

Answer 5

I don't understand this need to look for "meaning". There is no meaning, and I don't see why that's so horrible. It doesn't bother me one bit.

Answer 6

People need people to propagate and for companionship.

Answer 7

Is it Happy Hour already?

Answer 8

Perhaps.