can you come up with 10 reasons why we are here?
why I have to get married, why I have to love, why I have
to have kids, why I have to live and sit around and do nothing,
why I have to work, why I have to have sex, why I have to do this and that, why people want to show themselves on tv, why some people want to be famous, why I can't pee outside, why I can't walk around naked outside, why I can't play set up bingo to make money, why I can't smoke marijana legally, why do we have rules... since we are a DNA?
2007-07-23 08:01:35 · 30 answers · asked by Jagger Otto 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As for most of those questions, there is no reason why you can't or have to do any of them. As for the legal questions, it is because we give those with the beliefs that the rules are needed the power to create and enforce them. Want to smoke pot legally, elect people who support this view and you will be able to do so. Want to walk around naked, elect people who revoke the anti-nudity laws. the fact that there is no god (save the one you create and empower in your own mind through belief) has nothing to do with any of the questions you listed.
I am not an atheist, not even truely agnostic, but I do know the truth about deities. Gods are created and empowered through belief.
2007-07-23 08:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by s1lvermidnight 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why I have to get married
You don't have to get married. Even a christian is not forced to marry.
why I have to love
Once again, show me where christians are being forced to love. In fact, there are many christians out there who are very much full of hate. Abortion clinic bombers come to mind.
why I have to have kids
Is the church forcing women to get pregnant? No. That is not happening. You do not have to have kids if you do not want to. Granted, some religions have pretty much forced women to become pregnant but is that something you are proud of?
why I have to live and sit around and do nothing
I have no idea why you are sitting around and doing nothing. That is a personal choice. Some people like to keep busy. Others like to better themselves.
why I have to work
If you want to eat then you usually have to somehow work. There are exceptions to this case but for the most part everyone has to work somehow.
why I have to have sex
Where is it said you have to? There are plenty of people out there living a celebate lifestyle.
why I have to do this and that
Well, that makes no sense unless we know what "this and that" are.
why people want to show themselves on tv
Not all people want to show themselves on TV. Those that do like the thrill of it and plus it is a sort of a validation of ourselves to know that we have been on TV. Not a very valid validation but some people think like that.
why I can't pee outside
Well, if you have been camping then you know that this is very possible. However, urinating in specific areas is good for the public health. It keeps disease down. Remember, there are many places in the world where public urination is allowed.
why I can't walk around naked outside
That depends on where you live. There are some places where this is completely legal and accepted. If you had been reading the news about that city in Vermont that just recently put up a nudity ban.
why I can't play set up bingo to make money
That has to do with human law. Too many places were taking advantage of people with bingo. Some churches do this.
why I can't smoke marijana legally
You can do this legally in certain places or under certain conditions. It would not suprise me to see it legal in the US sometime in the future.
since we are a DNA
Ok, we are not a DNA. Do you even know what DNA is? Can you define it and give a description of what it is made of and how it carries the genetic information. Basic biology. You may want to check up on that.
2007-07-23 08:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. You don't have to get married, you don't have to love, you don't have to bear children, and you don't have to live. Those are all choices you make, whether it's by natural instinct, or impulse. Many people have never married or been better off alone. You don't have to work, but it's definitely suggested for you to have a better life. When you work, you bring in money, which ultimately brings you happiness.
You don't have to have sex, again, that's another live choice. You could be celibate, or you could be promiscuous - it's all in your hands to decide.
2. Some people show themselves on television because they enjoy acting out the roles of other people, living vicariously as their character, others like to entertain people, and some just want the attention. Again, it's all in their choosing, because everyone has a choice.
3. There's nothing stopping you from urinating outside and if you truly want to, you can ho ahead. The only thing that you're going to have to face is the consequence. With every action you make, there's an equal reaction. Rules are put into play to protect other people - because we don't all want to see you peeing. The same goes for walking outside naked - you very well could, but only if you're willing to pay the consequence. :D
4. We are not a DNA - we have DNA. The DNA we have is a type of acid that holds all of our traits and all of our phenotypes in one contained strip, telling people who we are and what we're made of.
2007-07-23 08:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Alley S. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to get married, you don't have to love, you don't have to have kids, you don't have to live and sit around and do nothing, you don't have to work, you don't have to have sex, you don't have to do this or that, not all people want to show themselves on tv, not all people want to be famous, you can pee outside, you can walk around naked, you can play set up bingo to make money, you can smoke marijuana (though not legally, you are correct).
As to why we have rules, well, because rules are evolutionarily beneficial. Keeps us from hurting each other. Makes sense when you think about it.
2007-07-23 08:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are here because your mommy liked your daddy in that special way. I thought you were old enough to understand that.
"why I have to get married, why I have to love, why I have
to have kids, why I have to live and sit around and do nothing,
why I have to work, why I have to have sex, why I have to do this and that, why people want to show themselves on tv, why some people want to be famous, why I can't pee outside, why I can't walk around naked outside, why I can't play set up bingo to make money"
You don't have to do any of those. It's up to you.
2007-07-23 08:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
get married? extremely optional
love? I presume you do love. if not, nobody can force you
have kids? up to you
live and sit around and do nothing... ???
work -> to get something done you think helps people, or to put food on you family eh table
sex? optional
this and that? ???
show themselves on tv and be famous? ??? (I have to explain to you why others want to do things?)
can't pee outside? yes you can!
can't walk around naked outside? ditto!
set up bingo to make money? the man wants to do it instead...
why you can't smoke mary jane legally? I wonder about that too... I can actually, but I suppose you live somewhere else than me.
rules are made to enforce an established order that either is a solution to a prisoners' dilemma (like taxes, you want others to pay taxes but not pay them yourself, so we make it the rule that everybody has to), or it is just the man keeping us down (like marijuana laws, and also like taxes but in a different way)
2007-07-23 08:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you think your dog has 10 reasons "why" he exists?
Does your dog seem unhappy, or unfulfilled?
Does your dog seem to want to live, whether he has 10 reasons why he should or not?
You are no different than your dog, or any other animal, other than the fact that your brain has higher functions, and is able to imagine such things as a "purpose" for your life. However, your imagination is just that. Just because you would like to have the "why's".... there aren't any.
2007-07-23 08:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Whoaaaaa!! Hold on a minute. All of those things you named, you have a choice to do or not to do. However, if you walk around naked or pee outside, you could end up like Martha Stewart (baking muffins to keep big Shirley at bay).
2007-07-23 08:06:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Simple. Twenty some odd flippin years ago, your mom and dad had sex, and nine months later, you were born.
Edit: Girlfriend, you can pee outside. Just gotta be discreet. With all the cooties people have these days, it's way cleaner to piss outside than in a public restroom. You just need practice is all.
2007-07-23 08:06:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
?WTF?
First of all, the assumption that their is an answer implies a belief in a higher power.
Second of all, what does ranting on "why" like a 2 year old have to do with Atheist or Religion & Spirituality?
2007-07-23 08:24:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋