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.....
2007-03-15 19:28:42
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answer #1
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answered by Its not me Its u 7
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We are in the middle of a war between life and death. Death is all around us. Things conspire to steal life away from us, from bacteria to terrorists.
You are free to choose to give up your life to the forces of death, but then you couldn't do anything else...seems to be a waste. Life, then, is a very rare gift, considering everything else in the universe that is not alive and the myriad opportunities for you to die.
We exist, because we don't want death to win. Our existence paves the way for future things to exist, continuing and evolving life. The world is much more interesting with life in it.
And it should make you angry that things around you are trying to take your life away. So even if you feel you don't have anything to live for, fight on principle alone...soldier on.
2007-03-15 18:46:13
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answer #2
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answered by no_good_names_left_17 3
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For the love of non-existent christ, this the 4th time in 25 minutes!!!
There is no friggin' point!! Read the archives!!!!
2007-03-15 18:56:52
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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To love and be loved...actually there probably is really no point, but to make existing easier, "to love and be loved" seems to be a good point to me.
2007-03-15 18:42:45
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Everything happens for a reason. I think everyone's put here to make a difference, or to help someone so that you change their life.
2007-03-15 18:33:54
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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It's on the end of the index finger of your preferred hand.
2007-03-15 18:31:21
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answer #6
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answered by Todd W 3
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There is no point but a purpose which you have to decide for yourself.
2007-03-18 23:58:35
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answer #7
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answered by george h 3
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Without purpose, meaning and fulfillment there is none.
2007-03-15 18:46:27
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answer #8
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answered by drg5609 6
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to find it . . .(the point)
it's not the same for everyone
2007-03-15 18:32:00
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answered by dianes98 4
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to hold u best as long as you can
2007-03-15 18:31:10
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answered by moonraysunonbright 1
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