what are your opinions on the meaning of life? you know. just thoughts on why you're here.
2007-04-21 13:59:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Catholics believe the meaning of human life is to know and love God.
With love in Christ.
2007-04-22 16:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 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.....
2007-04-22 04:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the meaning of life is just to live it. Some people may believe in an after life, but what if this is the only shot we get? I want to enjoy all of it, good and bad, so I don't miss anything.
I think we were all put here for a reason.
maybe to find love
or find our own place we belong
or maybe life was a gift given to us all, and our purpose of living, is to use it to the fullest, in our own way.
I don't really have a definite answer, because, heck, that's life. We don't always get the answers we need, do we? ;)
2007-04-21 21:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by BO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unconditional love is the meaning of life. We are the life of the body,we lived before we had this body and we will live after it is gone. Our purpose in being here is to awaken to our unity with God in unconditional love within our heart. Our duty is to express this love to the best of our ability.
2007-04-21 21:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the meaning of life, but i do know how to find out, live.
2007-04-21 21:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life – it has a meaning and loving purpose - you just have to find your purpose and live it.
I believe every person is here for a definite purpose. Each person is special and valuable; that refers to me, you, your family, friends, in fact everybody! There is a loving plan for each of our lives here on earth and there is no such thing as coincidence. I don't believe that anything in life happens by chance and that every aspect of our lives points to something deeper.
You need to decide now to live for God rather than for yourself. You spend your life on Earth preparing yourself (as best you can) for death. I don't see death as a scary, negative experience, but birth into a bliss filled eternal life with God. I believe that this is something you have to consciously choose or not during your life on earth.
The meaning of life is for us to discover that we are true children of an infinitely loving God, to find out what our responsibilities are to our Creator, and to fulfill those responsibilities. Each of us is called to affirm, accept and develop the talents God has given us. -
2007-04-23 05:01:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An enigma..We decide the meaning every time we open our eyes in the morning..and we decide the purpose of that day.. what to do what no to do..and by the time the last day of our life fades. .we decide what life meant for us. It meant a sad or beautiful journey,or a rollercoaster.:)
2007-04-21 21:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by ro_360 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not deal with opinions.as opinions are flawed by the thinker generaly without facts to back such thoughts.
2007-04-21 21:14:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To experience all that life has to offer. Mostly love. To love & be loved. That's what makes life meaningful.
2007-04-21 21:04:06 · answer #9 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yo listen to me
what is the meaning of life ?
its right there......its obviuos
the question is the answer
what?!
what is this what is that who are you where we at?
it is what it is
quote david gosney what is the meaning of life the question is the answer
quote einstein one should look for what is not what should be
its right in front of u
2007-04-22 01:33:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋