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Post by hussy on Dec 27, 2017 11:15:06 GMT
We have different culture, ethnicity, languages & belief system. In your opinion what's the ultimate goal of life? I don't think earning money(job), Getting rich, get married, have children's, eat & drink etc are ultimate goal of life.
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Post by Elizabeth on Dec 28, 2017 1:57:26 GMT
It's to find yourself in whatever that may be.
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Post by unorigional on Dec 28, 2017 2:19:10 GMT
Personally, I believe that it is our own responsibility to make meaning in our lives. I have a feeling that for many people that is a frightening thought because it means that it is ours to lose. But to me it is exciting; an opportunity to take our creativity and our will and to try to make the world a better place.
That will play out differently for everyone, but at least for me I wish to be able to look back at my life and feel that I managed to do something with it. I hope that I can make at least one contribution to this world that will outlast me, regardless of whether anyone remembers me for it.
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Post by hussy on Dec 28, 2017 2:51:33 GMT
Personally, I believe that it is our own responsibility to make meaning in our lives. I have a feeling that for many people that is a frightening thought because it means that it is ours to lose. But to me it is exciting; an opportunity to take our creativity and our will and to try to make the world a better place. That will play out differently for everyone, but at least for me I wish to be able to look back at my life and feel that I managed to do something with it. I hope that I can make at least one contribution to this world that will outlast me, regardless of whether anyone remembers me for it. Great! This is the kind of thing that I also believe in. Living for ourselves or vegetating is the basic existence manifestation & that is shown by almost all living creature ..but humans are the most intelligent creature with ethics,compassion,morals,sympathy,empathy,conscience & recognition of a almighty creator(except atheist) etc. Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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Post by robroy on Jan 1, 2018 6:31:00 GMT
I can't objectively define the meaning of life so I'm a little nihilist.
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Post by fschmidt on Jan 3, 2018 3:02:09 GMT
Be fruitful and multiply. (God here supporting evolution.)
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Post by AssumedKarma on Jan 6, 2018 2:30:50 GMT
Have you ever heard of Occam's razor?
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Post by chicodog on Jan 25, 2018 1:36:51 GMT
EDGAR CASEY HAD A GOOD TAKE ON THIS. AS A BELIEVER IN CHRIST, I STRIVE TO RETURN TO THE CREATOR ENERGY LIFE FORCE . HERE ON EARTH, WE LEARN TO MASTER THE MATERIALISTIC REALM IN PREPARATION FOR OUR ETHERAL REALM WE WILL CALL HOME.TO PERFECT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE BODY AS A WHOLE WORKING IN UNITY AND PEACE FOR ALL ETERNITY.
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Post by joustos on Mar 19, 2018 20:34:07 GMT
I can't objectively define the meaning of life so I'm a little nihilist. Indeed it is impossible to define the meaning of anything. Why do I exist? If a God exists, why does God exist? Ultimately, as it has been said, why is there anything rather than nothing?
I understand (with Parmenides) that What-Is, all that exists, cannot have a beginning or an end; it simply IS, and it is necessarily. The ancient Greeks understood that Necessity (Moira) "rules" all things, including the gods. In this sense, Moira is Fate, and some people will say: Let us make the best of it, as by seeking friendship, pleasure, or whatever interests us. It is thus that we give meaning to our individual existence, but we do not thereby answer the question as to why we exist, or anything exists, at all. Nothingness or Oblivion seems to lurk behind human existence (Dasein). Thus Heidegger pointed out that the human being is a being-unto-death.
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Post by fortharris on May 9, 2018 22:26:03 GMT
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Post by Elizabeth on May 9, 2018 22:31:19 GMT
Yes! We are to be just like Him! Great link. Thanks for sharing it
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Post by joustos on Mar 26, 2019 15:40:28 GMT
Sorry, fellows. The quotation from Genesis 1:26 is incomplete as well as erroneous in its translation. In brief, the Bible says: The Gods [Elohim, in the Canaanite language] said: Let's make Man in our own image, one male and one female, for the Gods were a couple, not the subsequentally spoken Yahweh (single; male). After the occupation of Palestine, two kingdoms were established on theological and mostly racial lines: The Kingdom of Israel or Galilee and he Kingdom of Judah, with their respective temples, languages (Aramaic and Hebrew -- which are Canaanite or "Semitic"), and governments..... The doctrine that men should be God-like is falsified by the tale of the Garden, for there Yahweh remarked that now you have become like the Gods, with the knowledge of good and evil. Eve had fallen for the Serpent's temptation, the promise of Wisdom!
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Post by fschmidt on Mar 26, 2019 20:01:32 GMT
A perfect example of why I hate modern Christianity. At least John Calvin knew better.
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Post by vicky on Mar 27, 2019 3:03:11 GMT
Man’s basic nature is divine and the purpose of life is the realization of this divinity. This will occur, by leading a moral life, by rendering selfless service to those in need, by engaging in devotional practices and by developing love, respect and compassion for all life. As one strives to transform his/her worldly life of self centered desires and attachments into a higher spiritual life of selflessness and devotion, the foundation is built for receiving God’s Grace. It is this Grace which will reveal our true nature to each of us. Mankind is unique among all of God’s Creations; human being are capable of recognizing that they emanate from God. We have the capacity to commune with God by turning inward. Ultimately, it is our destiny to merge with God. All religions are the expressions of these same universal principles. We needn't become ascetics and retreat from the world. The world is our school, The Five Human Values (Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Love, and Nonviolence) are our curriculum, and the realization of the unity of Godliness in the diversity of Creation is our ultimate lesson.
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Post by xxxxxxxxx on Mar 27, 2019 16:17:56 GMT
We have different culture, ethnicity, languages & belief system. In your opinion what's the ultimate goal of life? I don't think earning money(job), Getting rich, get married, have children's, eat & drink etc are ultimate goal of life. Asking the question "what is the meaning of life?" usually occurs when someone is in a state of imbalance...some form of suffering whether it be physical, mental or spiritual.
Part of this imbalance, as sense of "division" you could say, it when one's awareness is divided amidst many different "aspects" of life. One may be thinking about a relationship over the job, or job over the relationship (in private time), etc. Even strict boredom, a feeling of seperation from the current environment, can be observed as a cause for this.
As time progresses this sense of "division" in perception, a division in one's point of focus, multiplies and life (generally the internal self) becomes more complex. This complexity leads to chaos, the chaos to suffering. All of this is rooted in imbalance...thus leading to the question "What is the meaning of life?"...or "Rather what is the means?".
So the question is not just about an endpoint specifically but rather their current state of being, there current state of awareness, I guess you could say where they feel divided amidst many different "realities".
This degree of "seperation" in awareness, rooted in the subject/object dichotomy, where one is not fully present in what they are doing or who they are with is a grounding point for this sense of absence of "meaning". Even looking at the word "meaning" we are left observing "means" (as in the way one commits an action) or "mean" (the average or center point from which everything stems).
The question of "what is the meaning of existence?" while universal is effectively personal as well in the respect the particular nature (the self) is an extension of the general (world). In these respects, you could argue, that "what is the meaning of existence?" is in itself a meaningful question as it is a "means" to see the current situation...its inherent disorder or absence of structure...and find a common bond to place one's focus on.
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