2007-01-14 07:41:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
i think the meaning is different for everyone. to me its whatever makes you happy
2007-01-14 07:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
80% of humanity, the religious folks, don't need to ask the meaning of life, the church tells them....the supernatural explanation. But the rest of us can't swallow religious dogma, because there's no evidence. Nobody can prove that there life after death, that people are tortured or rewarded after life or that there's invisible spirits running around.
I've come to two conclusions recently:
1. Life has no meaning
2. Life has a million meanings.
First, there's a certainty that death and annihilation awaits not only you, but the Earth in general. It's an astonomical certainty that our sun will supernova and leave the earth a burnt crisp, not to mention all the other extinction level events around the corner.
Second, the million things that give us meaning are the pleasurable experiences we can conjure up during the short period we are here on the earth, in the form of the relationships we have with our kids and other people, and the 'housekeeping' types of purposes. What i mean by that are the curing disease, ending hunger, improving literacy, reducing crime, preventing war, helping other kinds of things.
So the bottom line is, we only have a temporary meaning to life, to reduce pain and increase pleasure, other than that everything is lost to oblivion.
To be or not to be? "To be" is temporary and "not to be" is inevitable.....
2007-01-14 19:25:40 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has their own meaning of life.. For some, is to explore the world, for others is to wait until Eternity, or have children and a family, etc., In general, I think the meaning of life is to live day by day as best as you can, reach your own individual goals and wait until you think you have found your answer... I would also like to ask this question: What is the meaning of death? Yes, entropy and all, but is there something more to that, or no?
2007-01-15 12:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Angelgirl02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the meaning of life is to find the meaning of life which is different for each person
2007-01-14 16:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by shimbals 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is sitting here and answering this same question 15 times a day
There is no meaning. Eat, sleep, procreate. That's it
2007-01-14 16:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is unconditional love,
2007-01-14 16:30:38 · answer #6 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's whatever gives your life meaning and fulfillment. In my case, that would be poetry, raising my kids, and freaky sex. And Coffee. Must have caffine! The rest is irrelevant.
2007-01-14 16:18:04 · answer #7 · answered by sniper_kitten1369 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its different to everyone. but to me it is to live life as if no ones is watching or noticing what you are doing.
2007-01-14 18:00:22 · answer #8 · answered by Misguided Rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the million dollar question.No one can honestly tell you they have the answer.
2007-01-14 17:02:30 · answer #9 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are an alien experiment
2007-01-14 16:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋