What is the point of life?

[Told of Reversal]

Does anyone understand those people that take life seriously? Life is a joke. Like a big :D :D :D HA HA HA! funny jokes.

 

[bleedingheartcommie]

the point is here and now! seems to simple but that's it

 

[tiger]

the point of life is to make more of it.this is why our bodies come with that which acheives this.

 

[SmC]

This thread is going nowhere by the looks of it, it's just full of people asking questions that can't be answered...

 

[elemenohpee]

There is no point to life. The closest thing to a real 'point to life' given thus far is the contention that it is to fulfil the biological imperative and breed. If it were true, it would be the only point to life. It, however, misunderstands evolution and is incorrect. Since you are alive, though, you may as well have fun, in whichever way that you derive it.

In what way is it incorrect?

 

[SmC]

the point of life is to discover the point of life.

ebola

And then what is the point after you discover it?

 

[thefireburns]

For most people the point of life is to stay alive as long as possible.

 

[SmC]

^^ Not me. I don't want to be alive for much longer after i turn 80( I think that's a decent age to die at personally). So next suggestion please.

 

[mugen]

In what way is it incorrect?

I also read your 'natural selection' justification in the moral/immoral moneymaking thread. You have a hopeless populist understanding of evolution.

 

[vegan]

come on! you forgot already?
it's 42




as others, i think that frustratingly, life is only a random occurence without any ultimate meaning or goal
so in the absence of such a big scheme of things, you choose/make up your own point of life, one rather obvious one being to enjoy it

 

[elemenohpee]

I also read your 'natural selection' justification in the moral/immoral moneymaking thread. You have a hopeless populist understanding of evolution.

Please, enlighten me.

 

[Mona Lisa]

I can't figure out if there is ultimately any meaning to life or if we merely think it has meaning as we go though it. We can't but help to experience things subjectively rather than objectively; perhaps as individuals, we very insignificant. But I've really thought about this and am happily more optimistic. I sense that there is more, that there is a higher source of love and knowledge and ulitmate power (God).

I see so many threads and synchronicities in my life (and from what I've observed of others' lives) that I think we are all interconnected in some mysterious way. We probably have a destiny, though it is a mystery as we go through it. Life seems to be a testing ground of sorts that develops our character (where we are given opportunities to grow and learn). I think we have free will to choose light or darkness. We're all a mixture of both, but we tend to gravitate more towards one or the other.

 

[Cyrus]

It's whatever you make it.

 

[redeemer]

^^ Not me. I don't want to be alive for much longer after i turn 80( I think that's a decent age to die at personally). So next suggestion please.

Hmm... I doubt you'll feel the same way when you actually turn 80.

 

[Flowingbeyond]

I think the point of life is to basicall treat yourself like a temple of all things knowing and existance... Asif your every action in effect makes a difference on your being. No matter what regard that all things carried around with you, or not. Will still be continuously held within you and the minds of others and a collective memory, so I guess my point is just be as whole as you can. And treat others as youd see yourself

 

[SmC]

Hmm... I doubt you'll feel the same way when you actually turn 80.

I think I will actually, I would've lived a full life by then anyway. I don't like the thought of being that old.

 

[ninjaupthere]

.....

 

[wastedwalrus]

The point of life is suffering, which is a lot better than it seems.

The buddhist perspective stated perfectly.

Life is suffering, to overcome the suffering is the goal.

 

[SexWivMusic]

The reason we exist is because of love.
In the beginning there was a circle of love: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
They have so much love 2 give they made man 2 lavish that love upon. Accept we went against God blah blah blah & now were here waiting 4 Christ's return.

 

[elemenohpee]

first of all, whos they? I thought the father son and spirit were one? Second of all, you say they made man to lavish love upon them? Then how do you account for the massive amounts of suffering in the world?