What is Mankind's ultimate destiny?

Answer 1

The reason or the sense of anything is not given to us to know. The universe is too vast and the ways of life too complex for us to know from whence it came and whence it goes. We only know what is set before us. What task is upon our very small plate. We never know if we’re too early or too late; or even if we are just in time. So we journey on blindly, reckoning not the climb. Thinking we know the way and what will come. Then out of nowhere it does come. We are left wondering what happened. This is the will of God in all of its sublime, though capricious, circumstance. The flutter of a butterfly’s wing on the winds of time. We need only know, that in the vastness of time and space, we are, after all, but a mote, moving through a speck of time. The universe churned long before us and will do so, long after. We are special only to those who know us and only for a brief time. Thereafter, it really doesn’t matter. We are gone and too soon forgotten, while life goes on.

Kings and heroes we know of from long ago, but what of the farmer who grew his food or the tailor that made his clothes. Can you name them? Yet, they lived when he did and their name did not come down through time. Few ever do. One in a million, it is said, is ever remembered to future time. What of prehistory, where no names are known? That was just five thousand years ago. Man stretches back to a million or so. What names or great deeds are now remembered from then? So you see, in time, all is forgotten and life goes on.

Man has, since history began, those five thousand years ago, tried to immortalize himself to future time. The Egyptians and others built pyramids and stone temples from lavish to simple to enshrine their name. Even today, we place granite or marble where we lay, to remind others of our name and time, but even stone wears away. It is hapless and hopeless to attempt to keep our name alive, not even sending it through history upon an another, because generations end. Though they may not. It just depends. However, from whence it was got is soon forgot . Think only of having your deeds recorded in history, where they will live to a ripe old age. Although the story is soon forgotten, as is your name. Today, we cherish our heritage and name, but in time, both will be forgotten - as life goes on.

The only thing that may survive is our specie; then by a name other than Latin. In some other place with a little different patent. For whence ere we go, we change. We are not those of ancient Africa born, but a different range of man, as may be clearly seen by the few remnants that remain of elder man. No doubt, if we are here, when we must flee this planet, we will have changed and shortly, as time goes, after we leave, we will change again. If ever we remain the same, having lost the capacity for change, we will perish, become extinct. Then time will have forgotten man. It will be up to others, of a different specie, to give our distinct bones names, if any of them remain within the sand . Perhaps, some remnant of our deeds will go on for others to puzzle over, but not our name. That is for kings and others of note, if any record of them remain. All else is forgotten and life goes on.

Answer 2

There's no destiny, nothing is preplanned. You have the power to change the future, therefore I don't understand how some people believe in destiny. Yeah, some things you can't change like natural disasters, but in today's world you know when a disaster is usually coming and therefore you can prepare for the worst. What's all this stuff about destiny anways...the POWER is within YOU.

Answer 3

You obviously believe in destiny. You understand that there is a purpose. "Why are we here?" you ask. Mankind is the pinnacle of the natural world around us. It is obvious that if we were created for a purpose, the natural world was created to support us. Next, you must examine how we got here. Was it a scientific accident? No, then we would be the product of the natural world, not the summit. The earth was created so that we could live in it, not that we simply live in the world. You already believe that. So how are we here? Is there a Creator? or is it as the Greeks say, that "all is one"? well, to be objective, things must have some sort of beginning, or origin, and a goal, so as to be linear. the latter suggesiton, the "all is one," sounds more circular to me, that everything eventually ends up in the same place. so we must conclude in some sort of Deity. But who is this God, and what has he created us for? What purpose would he possibly have for us? this must be answered after we understand who exactly this God is. as far as I can tell, he created us to be at the height of his creation (we said that already). why would we create something? we create machines, who serve a purpose. So we must serve God's purpose. then how do we serve him? what would a god of infinite power and glory want with any creation? would he not be satisfied? what if we were the head of everything? I can say that I would want to see myself. I would create a mirror. So, perhaps that is what we are. A mirror of God. What else would God possibly need? therefore, the destiny of mankind, our ultimate purpose, is to reflect God in all we do.

You may observe that several established religions already observe this. I cannot tell you which is correct. I don't have that kind of persuasive intellect. I can tell you that I believe in Christianity, but that I won't push it. Also, a very philosophically intriguing book I recently read is called Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. You should at least check out the first couple pages.

Answer 4

To learn and discover. To find our way back to Godhead. Some philosphies suggest that this process all happened in a split second and that Time is just the Universe's way of slowing things down. Hope we get there soon, I am over this Universe.

Answer 5

I am not a Mormon, but I do believe that human beings will advance and even become godlike. Eventually I think we merge with God, but prior to that we will be caretakers of other planets. We will be the drivers in "The Chariots of The Gods," to other cultures we haven't discovered yet. In distant star systems. And right now in Tibetan Buddhism it is believed that humans who have died and have been reincarnated sometimes get to choose to come back as a god. Pretty cool, eh?

Answer 6

Evolve. Then there will be no mankind anymore; no more monkey business, that's the idea!0!

The Q is, what shall we become?

Good luck!

Answer 7

extinction, as all the other 15 hominids before. If we don't destroy ourselfs, its an astronomical certainty a planet killing asteroid will hit the earth....not to mention the super volcanoes and world wide pandemics.

Answer 8

In one word I'd say unity.

Answer 9

To learn from the past, or be doomed to repeat it.

Answer 10

self destructiion, and most likely the destruction of Earth.