2007-07-26 10:37:28 · 11 answers · asked by Curiosity 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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.....
2007-07-26 13:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I may not be a big picture, transcendent type of guy, but I have come to the conclusion that doing useful and satisfying work can give some meaning to life.
2007-07-26 18:26:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of Life is to make the right choices, kinda like a test. You got to make right choices of religion education and more.
2007-07-26 17:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i personally do believe the meaning of life is to worship god but i suppose it is hard with all the media and celebritiy life styles taking over i mean myself am not a religious person but i suppose we will find out what the meaning of life is abit scary....
2007-07-26 18:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by freefaller 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would thing to get as close as possible to a higher-power... & hopefully have a little fun on the journey.... i always liked the quote:
Happiness is not a state to arrive at , but a means of travel.
2007-07-26 17:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To live life to the fullest, but also having God in your life. Worship and love him, he will always love you no matter what. And He'll be sure to give you the true meanig of life!
2007-07-26 17:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by lin-z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, your deep. I think everyone has there own, don't you? If you believe in God, then you will know when you get to Heaven. Thats what I think anyway. I hope I'm right
2007-07-26 17:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by icedcoffeeaddict 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats for you to find out
2007-07-26 21:21:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
42. I'm telling you, it's really 42!
Nah, just kidding. God put us on this earth to worship him.
2007-07-26 18:08:31 · answer #9 · answered by luv_figure_skating 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to commit random acts of kindness and live each day like it your last
2007-07-26 17:51:43 · answer #10 · answered by Erika M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋