2006-11-13 11:53:25 · 15 answers · asked by Matthew R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, I think it is. Because to have lived, is to have savored life. That is my definition: to have taken every opportunity, to have laughed, and loved, and worked, and danced like a maniac because you could, etc. If you mean by definition of BEING here, I would also say yes, because later you could reflect, and see the OPPORTUNITY for life. God Bless!
2006-11-13 12:33:15 · answer #1 · answered by ~S~ is for Stephanie! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Although... after seeing the horrible lives endured by animals raised in factories for their meat and eggs, sometimes I wonder if any part of their life is better than never living at all.
And then I wonder at what point a human's situation can become that dire.
2006-11-13 11:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeking an answer to this question proves that it is better to have lived than to have not lived at all. Life=chance I believe it is better to get a chance.
2006-11-13 12:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by BluLizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Upon living... even if only in the womb...even if just for a moment, we have the opportunity to touch other lives and therefor alter the course of the future. Pretty worthwhile I'd say.
2006-11-13 11:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by barksabit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. if you say live as in meaning only to exists, then no. but if you say live as in meaning to enjoy life and all it's possibilities, then yes, it is better to have live than to have not lived at all.
2006-11-13 12:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by superstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! I think so at least, but then again I have no idea what it would be like not to live, and what would I have been doing if I wasn't living??
2006-11-13 11:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont see how you can compare the two. to have not lived at all encompasses nothing. so their is no basis on which one can be better than the other. one is of no consequence.
2006-11-13 12:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by Gary L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do belive so, exept that i dont know what it is like not to live, but to do is better than not to do and to be is better than not to be, and i think that the idea of not existing (as vouge as it is) is one of the most scary thoughts
2006-11-13 13:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. And it is better to have asked a totally ridiculous question than to have not asked at all.
Sometimes, you just have to have a little fun.
2006-11-13 11:56:33 · answer #9 · answered by kidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, because people will learn from your mistakes. They might have sucked for you, but they can save someone else. The selfish perspective is no. but the selfless one is yes.
2006-11-13 13:20:35 · answer #10 · answered by Narcissa K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋