1. What is the purpose of our life?
2. If everyone is created SPECIAL, then no one is so SPECIAL?
3. are religions (and the Gods) were Created by the man by their own spirituality conscience or do they really exist?
4. Am I too big (I'm 14) now to believe that fairies and santa claus really exist?
5. who is the greatest philosopher ever in you opinion?
thx and merry christmas!
2006-12-23 15:39:47 · 13 answers · asked by wonder why 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A 14 year old Indonesian boy asking such BIG questions...... I am impressed and compelled to answer.
The greatest philosopher is he who truthfully searches for the truth...... big names mean little. As you have yourself said it, each of us is special in some way or the other.... and no one is s..o very special ..... every plus has a balancing minus in all of us.
I personally believe that religion and God were created by us ....... to my mind that makes them more useful to me..... religion and God really help my mind ease tensions in times of stress and uncertainty. Same with Santa and fairies.... they are meant to give us some pleasure and happiness and so their real existence is in our mind and worth it as long as we can get joy and pleasure through their thoughts.
There is no purpose of our life that anyone else needs to set up... not even God. We have to decide what purpose in life we want to pursue. However, there is one common purpose... and that is to be genuinely happy on a lasting basis. By giving us so much, life teaches us a great lesson.... that the real happiness lies in giving rather than taking.
Even though I can not claim to know all answers, especially when you are asking such big and important questions.... but I hope that my answers above should be of some help to your seraching mind.
Enjoy.... merry Christmas and happy New year to you!!
2006-12-23 16:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by small 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1.Purpose is individual. My purpose cannot be yours, So i cannot answer that one for YOU. My purpose is to make as Much money as I can so My fiancee and I can build a Life together. The Purpose of The Human race is to keep Existing, To Make generation after generation of People, To ...well...F***, pretty Much.
2. Exactly.
3. God was created by man far as I can tell. Maybe god does Exist. Maybe He doesn't. Ask him and see what answer you get.
4. No. Believe what you like. Belief has no bearing On reality.
5. Socrates, Plato and Neitszche. In that order.
Merry Christmas To you too!
Enjoy.
Uncle Mike.
2006-12-24 02:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Oopaack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. To be happy.
2. No, then EVERYONE is special.
3. I believe they were created by man to answer questions they did not then have the knowledge to answer scientifically.
4. No one is too big to use their imagination and enjoy a good mystery.
5. I don't really know any names of philosophers.
Have a Merry Christmas yourself!
2006-12-23 23:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our purpose in life is to make the most of it
If someone is more special than we all can't be special so nobody can be more special
God does exist, You wouldn't be asking this question if he didn't
Never to big to believe in fairies but at some point you've got to realise that Santa's preferences in milk and cookies resemble very closely your mum and dad's preferences. Trust me she won't drink it if I put out soy.
The greatest philosopher, I don't think there is any greatest, they are all just part of the process of thought and it's history.
2006-12-23 23:54:20 · answer #4 · answered by sereneicequeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. to do good for us and out fellow man.
2.we all are special in our own way.
3. Our religion was created by God, and yes he really exists, just look around you.
4. no I think so.
5. Martin Luther King.
May you have a wonderful holidays and a Happy New Year.
2006-12-23 23:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by karen v 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.to achieve your goals
2.you are special in that age asking such a logic question you are special and every one is special in some thing we are not equal so every one have something special
3.god is the creator so we exist because god want that so you have to thankful and grateful
4.yeah you are big enough to know the truth and the fairies!
5.well the greatest is the one how make sense to me in some issues no one of them has a complete vision so i make my philosopher which satisfied me
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
2006-12-24 00:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. To Live
2. You Are Special, Like Everybody Else
3. Yes
4. For Sure
5. Gandhi
!!!Merry X-Mas!!!
2006-12-23 23:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. To live
2. You're just playing semantics, and it is a pointless question.
3. Religion is the unfortunate creation of man
4. Well, I think that 5'2, 110 lbs. is the cutoff for this, so yes you may be too 'big.'
5. Nietzsche. Read his work. Trust me, even if you don't like it, it will still change you.
2006-12-24 04:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by Link 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are people who spend their entire life looking for the answers to those questions. There are other people who think they absolutely know the answers to those questions. There are even other people who don't think those questions have answers. And there are people who don't believe these questions are valid questions to ask, like some people don't think gods exist or life has any particular meaning in the first place.
"Do you know the answers?" is a question that only you know from within yourself.
2006-12-24 00:32:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Scientifically, to keep your species alive.
2. Depends on how you look at it.
3. It depends on your view of the world, everyone looks at it differently.
4. Yeah
5. I don't know
2006-12-23 23:52:15 · answer #10 · answered by mick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋