what is your theory about the meaning of life, the universe, or why are we here?

Answer 1

there is no 'meaning' and there is no 'why'

i dont believe in religion or spirituality so the only way to go about it for me is science. and Scientists are trying to find out more and more about how the universe works.

And we have found out a lot, although it is nothing compared to what we yet have to discover.....

it is really amazing to think about these things..

Answer 2

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.....

Answer 3

I'm not sure, i used to believe that the meaning of life was to explore, or to try and be the best you can be. Recently i dont know, there are different answers, im not sure if we are all hear looking for something or that we just are when life begins ( first heart beat, birth exct)
the universe is so big, i think there is life out there and somethign had to create it, in my re class, the teacher always says, --if u are walking through a field and you find a watch, you dont thin that all the pieces fell together by chance, you think that someone made it."

I sometimes try to answer these questions before i sleep, but maybe we have different purposes and only we can find them if we search deep down.

M.Q

Answer 4

That we are not this material body, IE; Race, color, nationality, Religion, mind, intellect, senses, job, etc. We are all eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We never die, only this mortal body dies. This material world is not our real home, it is called Maya (illusion) and is temporary and full of misery, only one fourth of the souls come here, and the rest are enjoying blissful eternal loving relationships with our Maker named above. We fell here due to envying Gods position. He made the material world for those who want to try to live separately from Him (Which is impossible because He is actually everywhere). After many lifetimes of trying to be happy in this temporary world one becomes frustrated and board and begins to question their existence. We then seek out real happiness, and when one becomes sincere God reveals how to come back Home. Those who are intelligent, take up the process of self realization (Bhakti Yoga) which begins with the chanting of the Maha Mantra (the great mantra for deliverance from all suffering and illusion), which gives one real peace, happiness and reality. Then at the end of life they can give up all material attachments and fully surrender to God and return to the eternal Kingdom, where there is no more birth, death, old age, or disease and be eternally happy. I am so glad I know now. For info go to harekrishnatempe.com Read The Science of Self Realization by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

Answer 5

Your question about why are we here requires God otherwise the question is meaningless. Natural processes such as evolution cannot give meaning or purpose. What is the meaning of a rock on Mars? Science does not talk about meanings.

If we reject God, we automatically reject meaning and purpose but our human nature won't let us think that way. We invent things to do that make us feel good and then delude ourselves into thinking them important enough to live for.

If we don't reject God then we ought to seek Him for He must have put our great need for meaning into our human nature to get us to seek Him. Find God and you find both God and meaning.

Answer 6

I think that question would take a very long time to answer. But for my part i think the purpose of the universe is variety. To experience everything.

Answer 7

1. why do you want to know once you hear you will say something to the effect of Oh Ok how do you go about proving it.
2. if I had the meaning of life do you think I would really waste my time on this site as aposed to spreading the word personally.

Answer 8

We were planned for God’s pleasure, so your first purpose is to offer real worship.

We were formed for God’s family, so your second purpose is to enjoy real fellowship.

We were created to become like Christ, so your third purpose is to learn real discipleship.

We were shaped for serving God, so your fourth purpose is to practice real ministry.

We were made for a mission, so your fifth purpose is to live out real evangelism.

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Answer 9

It is the search for meaning, that keeps us from the meaning!

Answer 10

There is no meaning to life.
Life is the answer not the question.