Is it really so hard for you to believe...?

Question

...that I've figured out the 'meaning of life' using logical reasoning?

It takes a lot of explaining, it's just that even after people have read my book they still can't believe it, even though they can't find anything wrong with it. Al they're able to say is: "You can't just figure out the Meaning of Life like that and then write it down". I'm just wondering, WHY NOT? Every question has an answer.

And Sprinkle, stop being so pendantic, you know what I mean...

There's also illogical forms of reasoning: fallacious reasoning. Also, emotional reasoning (Don't ask).

The question “What is the Meaning of Life?” is vague, so in my mind translates to “What is our reason for existing in this world?” which can be answered by looking at what we gain through living. Unfortunately, at first glance it appears as though we achieve nothing. Even our memories of experiences cannot survive death as they are stored within our organic brains. So what does? Before I answer that I should make it clear as to why I believe I am in a position to answer it. I am here because I wanted to be, no one else would have possessed a motive for putting me here, and therefore I have a reason; so I should know what it is, right?

I don’t believe that the reason for life is present in this life because this life is finite, and a series of finite causal events are inevitably meaningless and therefore unnecessary. So, as I have previously stated, the answer to the Meaning of Life can be found by assessing what we retain after death. This would rely on there exiting an afterlife of course, which I believe must exist because it is impossible for our consciousnesses to cease to exist completely. I believe this to be so because we would have needed to exist prior to obtaining an organic body in order to decide to obtain an organic body, and that would mean that the conscious can exist separate of such a body, and also due to the fact that non-existence doesn’t actually exist. Therefore, the meaning of life must have something to do with our consciousnesses.

Everything above has been copyrighted by the way. Perhaps the world isn't READY for the meaning of their existence...

Answer 1

I do not find it hard that you have discovered the meaning of life, simply because I liken it to the bible--it is open to interpretation. Convincing others you have discovered this phenomena is a much different task, however. Ironically, the logical reasoning you cite for discovery is the very reasoning why they have not discovered such. I applaud your discovery and trust you live a fulfilling life, though it is very possible to be apathetic and enjoy the same. My hunch is that we all possess the secret inside and it is up to us to make that discovery--but then again, what right do we have to tell others we have discovered the meaning of life--for if they can't find for themselves what it entails, how in the hell do you expect them to find it in us?

Answer 2

You state, and I quote: "it is impossible for our consciousnesses to cease to exist completely. I believe this to be so because we would have needed to exist prior to obtaining an organic body in order to decide to obtain an organic body..."
Its ths assumption that is the major flaw in your thinking. Once the body dies, our consciousness is dimimished to nothing with the dying brain cells. Our consciousness is entirely the result of working brain cells. Once they die, it is gone forever.
They are the last to go; even after the heart, the lungs, etc. Which is why a person "dead," say from drowning, for twenty minites is able to be revived. The brain cells are still intact.
We come from nothing; and are returned to it. The only meaning life has is the one you give it. There is no cosmic quazi-religious meaning to our existance. Sorry.

Answer 3

I really admire your answer, certainly opened up my mind! However, life is a very big topic to cover - and although you may think you have figured out the meaning, you'll NEVER truly know whether you have or not.

In my opinion 'The meaning of life' doesn't stay the same. If life changes (Which its evident it has) then 'The meaning of life' must change too.

Theories fuelled without evidence tend to be hard to believe. But don't worry, because if you think you have figured out 'The meaning of life' - use that to your own advantage. Its something special. Don't waste your energy trying to convince others!

My opinion or anybody else's opinion here shouldn't take up very much of your thoughts. I'd love to read your book, may you leave me the details?

Thank you and take care!

Answer 4

I really do know the meaning to life - well how everything works it's as easy as 123.

Everyone has there own beliefs of what the meaning of life is. Through experience and testing of an idea I out what the answer is. I can now use my knowledge to get to where I want in life - and do good of choose.

Don't be selfish with what you know! The effect will backfire.

Answer 5

Not at all.
Anyone having doubts about what Live means need only look in a dictionary.
My own summery would be something along the lines of, 'things which grow from a seed, or which come directly from something which comes from a seed and have the same qualities as the things which grow from seeds.'

The meaning of life as I see it, is as above.
If you wanted to ask about the purpose of life that is a completly different question.
You said your book was about the meaning of life.

Okay so you have clarified what you meant by the question so I will save you five points and answer your revision.
I too have written an account from my imagination, which I would love to believe.
In it I have always existed, I have always thought, but for the eternity before I became human, I had always known nothing, so I could only think nothing.
The chance of this experience of life, which if I only had one minute of experience of, would eventually allow me to think anything, to imagine anything, was like me finding a speck of dust in infinity, but given an eternity I was destined to find it.
When I die, if I have always existed, the experience of life, would have equipped me to think of anything, to imagine anything, to become as a God to all in my imagination.

It would be a perfect world, at death everyone would get nothing, would be nothing but thought, but that thought would then go on to imagine new worlds in which it would be as a God.

If this were true we do not exist except in the mind of one who came before us, one who has imagined everything, given us freedom to think for ourselves, and wouldn't interfer, because the more we suffer on Earth, the quicker we learn to create our own world after death of our body.

Your theory cannot be better for me than these thoughts, but I have no reason to believe them, I cannot prove I have always existed, but the Bible has nothing on these ideas for me.

Everyone gets nothing, everyone gets everything, there is only love.

Answer 6

Hi Insomniac (Awesome name)

Impressed with your answer, probably one of the best answers I've seen to this eternal question. However...
The fact that your saying 'You have' - Is telling me 'You haven't'. If somebody does figure out the meaning of life, I don't think they'll know they have!
If you look back a few centuries ago at how different life was..You'll agree that life does change? So if life changes, so does the 'Meaning of life'?
Which means 'The meaning of life' will always be changing! Anyway, that's purely my opinion!

Best Wishes
Take Care

Answer 7

You "logically" decided that the consciousness is separate from the corporeal? Seems to me that you've just made one big assumption, and pinned your hypothesis on something that cannot be proved by scientific method. On the contrary, science disproves your hypothesis.

What you propose is delusional, unless you can produce scientific evidence.

Answer 8

Kind of, and I've read your book! It just seems weird that after all those relgions and things that a 19 year old would just figure it out while he was lying awake one night. Still, it does seem quite logical.

Answer 9

It is very easy to believe that you have found the meaning of your life using logical reasoning or any other process that you think its adequate. I can not see how you could be able to find the meaning of my life since you know nothing about me.

Answer 10

I reckon Issac Newton figured it out. Only he probably lost his work under some papers. He was a bit dizzy like that.