there must of first been a purpose for us to be here? do you believe that if we evolved from monkeys that we have a purpose or that it was all by chance? Doesn't life and finding it's purpose point towards a higher power?
2006-10-16 08:53:06 · 12 answers · asked by Banana Peels... 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Everyone has a purpose but only about 15% of them ever figure it out. Yes that is a higher power at work.
2006-10-16 08:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think Albert Camus was really on to something important. That there is no inherent purpose to life, so it is up to each of us to give our own lives purpose and meaning. That means looking deep within yourself, being very honest, asking difficult questions and challenging yourself to live each day fully. It may be harder to do so without the guide of a religion, but it's more rewarding. I've lived both ways.
The idea of purpose is an artifact of our complex brains. They have evolved because they allow humans to be superlatively (and quickly) adaptable to a phenomenal range of environments and conditions. Part of that adaptability means asking questions and seeking answers, from that comes philosophy and doubt and analysing ourselves and our lives.
Apes are amazingly complex social beings. We seek purpose because we have evolved from them, it's just the next rung on the ladder. Perhaps the animals that evolve from us will figure it out a bit better than we have.
2006-10-16 09:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people find their own purpose.
(Incidentally, I think people without faith in a higher power would, theoretically, have a much easier time finding their purpose in life; if this world is all they'll ever have, wouldn't finding that purpose hold priority over a nonexistent afterlife?)
2006-10-16 08:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure of one thing i did not evolved from any monkey and my purpose in life is to live my life and be happy and to serve the lord our god
2006-10-16 09:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by God Is Love 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There is no universal purpose to life. If the Earth were to blow up tomorrow, it really wouldn't affect the universe much. Planets get destroyed all the time.
We deem life to have a purpose only because it is important to us. Just because it is important to us does not mean it is important to anybody else.
The only real purpose to your life is that purpose which you make for yourself.
2006-10-16 08:58:14 · answer #5 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. None of that makes any sense, it's all unrelated. Life doesn't have a universal purpose; individual lives have individual purposes and meanings. You aren't just assigned a meaning, you make your own meaning through your actions. Finding the meaning your of life has nothing to do with God or science.
2006-10-16 08:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The purpose was made before we were created
We did not evolve from monkeys.
Yes, it does point toward a higher power. That higher power being God. God has the answers to all of your questions about your specific purpose in life. We were made to worship and glorify God.
Remember when you were little (maybe) and you made or drew something. You showed it to your mother or other significant person in your life. You were expecting to be praised or to hear that you did a great job. Or like making a winning touchdown, winning first place, etc. You want to be cheered, noticed and seen. God made us in His image. That means everything! So, we were made to praise Him and glorify His name. He made everything we set our eyes on.
2006-10-16 09:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know it to be so :)
Our purpose in life is simple: love. We were created to love our God, created to love each other, to enjoy the wonderful earth that God made for us.
2006-10-16 08:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes it points twords God
2006-10-16 08:56:24 · answer #9 · answered by Snap 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes!
2006-10-16 08:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by Gail R 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋