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please be very descriptive

2007-09-20 13:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by mrcoolish 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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There is no way to be descriptive, in my opinion. The meaning of life is living it, no one knows until the end and may not even know then, what a large and impossible-to- answer question since it all comes down to the individual.

2007-09-20 13:38:39 · answer #1 · answered by caradavin 2 · 0 0

Meaning is the same as worth. Our human nature demands that our lives are worth our living. Having worth is very important as the following quote shows:
"There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." (Albert Camus, noted 20th century philosopher and writer)

We get worth from living for a real purpose. Real purpose, by the very definition of the word "purpose", requires God.

“Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.” –Bertrand Russell (noted 20th century philosopher and mathematician)

If we reject God, we also reject purpose and meaning and all we have left are some activities which will make us feel better about ourselves (boost the ego) and/or make us forget about our meaningless existence. (Everyone who says to create your own meaning actually is referring to doing things that make us forget about not having meaning.)

But if we admit God might exist, then He must have put our great need for meaning into our human nature in order to point us to seek Him. So our purpose is to seek God and we do that by obeying His command to love our neighbors for where love is, there God is also.

2007-09-20 23:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0 0

I could tell you , but you would not believe me. To give an answer, I must tell you that it is a test to see if you will choose good over evil.

2007-09-20 13:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by butch 5 · 0 0

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