The Meaning Of Life?
 

What's the meaning of life? A guy asked himself that question over 2,000 years ago but he didn't told anyone. So I'm asking the same thing, and my answer is to live it! There can't be any other way then to live life, right?

Is English your first language? If so, shame shame.

Besides, that doesn't make sense. Billions of people have asked themselves that question. I don't know what the meaning of life is, nobody does for sure. My belief is that the meaning of life is different for each person.

And living life isn't really a meaning, so much as a purpose.

In conclusion, this thread is rather weird.

No, english is not my first language, the reason that my english is not that good is because, the teachers considered me stupid, and therefore didn't bother or tried to teach me some or explain it in a way I can understand.

I dont think that it's a purpose to live life, you just live. And there must be a meaning with that, then simply, live life is my simple answer to meaning with life.

I think it depends per person. For one its a test; Are you worthy for a spot in heaven? For the other it's just something that's there.

I myself live my life by the day and see what it brings me (sitting behind the computer all day long, YAY!) but I deffinatly don't try to keep my live straigt so I can get a place in heaven (which I don't believe in anyway. Il take hell, much warmer there anyway :P). My life purpose is to realize my dreams. And thats also my biggest fear. Dieing before I had a chance to do so.

To procreate.

Yes! YES! That IS the main purpose of life. But for a semi evolved species, I guess life doesn't really have a meaning. But I believe the meaning of life is what you choose it to be.

I don't think the meaning of life is to just live, just because we do. You could say that the meaning of life is to die, just because everyone dies.

I think that it's different for each person. And you can't define the meaning of life...

Spooky.

:p

- Rexy

I have a very different opinion to the last 'Meaning Of Life' thread that came along...:

'What is the meaning of life?' is profound crap. There isn't.

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Happy?

If it's not to just simply live life, then what can it be? To make something out of it?

Well, for me it's just: Live your life like you want to. B-)

Well, all I can tell you is: You've only got (at the most) 80-100 years. Live it up.

I'll probably get hit by a bus or something, on my way to school, so i dont think i have long time left :p

Ooh, ooh, I know the meaning of life! As in for real!
And I would say sorry for bringing religion into this, but unfortunately I'm not.

We were created to share paradise and to be happy for God. THe purpose of life is to be happy, and also to please God! We're just really bad at it.

On a lighter note, better things are to come! the suffering's all worthwhile when you think that some day that purpose will be fullfilled completely!

I for one, can't wait. And for those who dissagree with me, I sinscerely hope you all come to see the truth before the time to fulfill the purpose is here.
God bless, Splat.

Well, if I believed ibn god, I would think that everyone who was good, kind, and generous in life would go to heaven.

There is no meaning of life. There is no masterplan.

*Quotes Oasis*

"It's up to us to make the best of all the things that come our way"
"There's 4 and 20 million doors, on life's endless corridor"
"All we know is that we don't know how it's gonna be"

I don't think there's a meaning of life, and if there is, then whoever created it is a retard because no one knows what it is.

Life is a waste of time in my opinion. I'm not thinking of quitting or anything, but existing through a period of time to see people you know and love die doesn't seem very pointful to me.

Make babies, dont let the human race die out.

And after extensive research I am now able to answer this question in full. And if doesn't settle it, nothing will.

life (lhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/imacr.giff)
n. pl. lives (lhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/imacr.gifvz) 1. a. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
b. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.

2. Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.
3. A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.
4. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.
5. a. The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.
b. The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.
c. A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.
d. The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.
e. Slang A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.

6. The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.
7. A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.
8. An account of a person's life; a biography.
9. Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.
10. a. A manner of living: led a hard life.
b. A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: "Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them" New Republic.
c. The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York.

11. a. A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show.
b. Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life.

12. a. Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life.
b. Actual environment or reality; nature.


I prefer my first answer but if you disagreed with that, this at least should answer all your questions.

Well, that's one way to answer, Splat. :D

Meaning of life? Probably thinking about this question in all our lives.

If not, just having a life as good as possible.

Perhaps it's to have the chace to know and love those people?

Meh, I think each individual has an unique purpose, but I think the majority of the people rarely fulfill their main reason for living. Or something. I also believe there are lots of other little reasons for living--both logical and spiritual-ish.

That's what I was getting at in the last thread, but in a slightly more blatant way. Needless to say, I was shot down.

More or less true. But since life was an accident, does it really need a purpose? I think people should just do whatever they like as its all pointless and random anyway.

Forty Two.

(I can't believe nobody else did that)

^^ lol well done for saying it first Dino. And my thought on the meaning of life are:
Live to the full, enjoy life, acomplish your dreams, continue the species. That pretty much sums up what I think of the meaning of life.

I think Dino's answer is the best so far. Honestly.

The meaning of life shouldn't be some inane single sentence or trite moral or anything like that. It should be more complex, and it should be different for everyone. For instance, Splat's meaning of life (the first one he posted :p), though meaningful to him and certainly a valid opinion, is meaningless to me because we have very different beliefs.

I don't have an opinion about the meaning of life. I wish I did. I'm not even sure that life has a meaning. Maybe one is supposed to make it up one's self.

You, sir, are evil. I'm trying to rebel against those damn mice and their evil plots.

I really don't see the problem discussing the meaning of life. The meaning is what you make it, I guess. I just don't think there is one. And if we found one, what would you do next?

Almighty Being: The meaning of life is: Have fun.
Person: Oh. Great.

Not thinking life has a meaning must be so depressing... I pity you guys.

It's the problem with evolution and the big bang and such: if life was an acccident, that alone sounds depressing. But if it was an accident, what's the point of carrying it on? if this was all chance then why do we instinctively keep living? There would be no point to being alive and no point for any human or animal race to be so desperate to stay alive.
if life happened by chance then why is the meaning of life to be to reproduce? If this existence was chance then the total extinction of life wouldn't be a catastrophe.

There has to be a cause or there would be no purpose, and if there's no purpose then why should life carry on?

Well, would you rather be dead? Not ever existing, not experiencing the goods and bads of life? When you think about it that way, life may be meaningless, but it's a lot better than the alternative.

You may as well give up Used:), the Christians never listen. (Only joking folks)

Why should there be a meaning of life? I summed up my life in my profile and that's a good enough life for me, no-one else can tell me what to do with it.

except yourself Rich! :D The meaning of life for me is and I quote "To live or to be alive." Meaning If you live life and all you do is live that life with no expierence or inspiration or evidence of individualality, you just exist to live until you die. If you live your life to be alive you are liveing your life to the fullest potential and useing your gifts from God to live. At the end you have your eternal reward depending on how you live your life in this existance.

Those who look poorly on life will face a harder existance in the after life. And those who don't believe in the after life, whoe to you for that is a very un wise assumption. Spite of the fact that we have no scientific evidence of an after life does not mean it doesn't exist. Its a matter of faith and science can't prove that. If only we as humans can view life in 4 demensions we would understand what its like to be God. And we would get a glimps at the battle around us. If we saw in 4 demensions we would not be able to handle such power for very long. Thats what makes God so amazeing.

I for one know there is an after life because my faith tells me so. And I speak with loved ones who has passed. That can't be explane because God has made it so.

how can you evangelise if you don't listen to the counter-argument (I am aware you were joking). Though, no offence, it actually tends to be athiests who ignore what they can't or don't wan't to understand, usually just by saying its his belief and it doesn't bother me.

but used:), where does that want, and instinct for life come from? If life has no mening then why live and why would we even want to live?
I am aware of survival instincts and such but why have them if life has no meaning?

My life is about my faith and my purpose i the one God set out for me.

Why would we want to be dead (don't go technical with me)? Just because something doesn't have a meaning, dosn't mean it's completely usless. Imagine our on line lives if Oddworld didn't exist, imagine our gaming worlds at that. Everything comes to an end, but who knows when?

It doesn't need a purpose. Football has no ultimate purpose but millions of people watch it. People live because life is interesting and better than not existing.

Here we go...

How was life an accident? There is no being of which could take the blame for this 'accident'. If there is no God, how can it be an accident?

We carry on because we can. NOTHING actually has to have MEANING. You're posting on this forum. What's the meaning of this forum? Oh, profound, I know. :rolleyes:

If you mean: "The meaning of life is to reproduce", it isn't necessarily. Though it seems the main purpose, to spread your vile seed.

Yes it would. If there was a dice roll to decide if the World Trade Center was made, would it still not be devastating for it to be demolished?

Nothing needs meaning to exist.

Oranges exist. They do not have meaning. Therefor, they should be demolished. OK... O.o

Lets start our owbn deep atheist forum religion, oddworldforumsinism! :bow:


Basically, what if nothing had a beginning, and nothing has an ending. The matter just keeps rotating throughout the spacial planes compressing to form new universi and countless new civilizations and species. We all don't have to have our own particular meaning, humans are just pawns when it comes to the BIGGER picture.

Maybe everything in the universe all has one big meaning. when you play a RTS, do the countless units have any particular meaning, it's achieving the big goal in the end, or no end. And humanity isn't at that point of universal meaning (yes, I know this sounds extremely bulshitty, but it's 5 in the morning here, okay)

Football, Oddworld, OWF, purpose is entertaining. I post stories cus I enjoy writing them and other people enjoy reading them, thats the purpose I do it for. i'm posting here cus a big discussion is something i enjoy, and because it allows me to spread my opinion, thats the purpose of this. The same with sport, the reason people watch it is because it's entertaining.

Supr munch, replace the word accident with off chance. If life began by chance, by randomness, then it has no purpose, and if it has no purpose what is achieved by carrying it on? If there is no purpose, what do you think would change dramatically if humans disappeared? not much, except Earth would probably be a nicer place for the animals.

The reproduction thing was my answer to people who said the meaning of life was reproduction.

And oranges make up a persentage of the food on Earth. If there's just enough food to feed everyone now and we take away oranges there won't be enough food (not that we hand it out properly anyway). Oranges exist as a different-tasting alternative for people who don't like apple juice! Or lemons!
Everything has a reason for its creation, even if it is only there to make up a piece of something much bigger. Take some food away and there isn't enough, but with everything there is enough and a good variety of it all.

There is no set meaning of life. Life maybe has many meanings that can never be explained. The primary purpose of apples is not to feed humans, but to fall to the ground and release the seeds. Once again, reproduction.

By all means humans can eat apples and say they have a purpose, but eating apples is not the meaning of life.

I'm still saying that life has no real purpose but from today I will carry on living just to spite you. That is the purpose of my sorry existance.

Now all I have to do is make babies. *Returns to his location* :p

You know what fascinates me, is how people seem to smack into a comprehension barrier the minute the come across a theory they deem "depressing".

Yet we accept depressing realities all throughout our life. We are going to die, the sun will expand and consume the earth, the universe will collapse in on itself, and so on. It's not a particularly happy place, our plane of existance. You just need to, you know, get the fuck over it.

There is a fairly great possibility that the creation of life here was just a freak thing, something that happened simply because the universe is such a large playing field within which things can happen, that the chances of life being created in one place at some time or another were high enough that it did happen. There is no way of telling how long it took the universe to create life, or how life itself was created. Current theories suggest that the creation of life is something so complicated, that the chances of it happening somewhere automatically (without devine/intelligent intervention) is one in quadrillions, and the chances of somewhere being suitable for life to be created on it's own is one in dectillions.

Maybe this means that the most likely explanation is that it happened as a result of devine intervention? Or maybe it means that it was just the luck of a vast and diverse universe? Maybe the experts have it wrong and it's not as complex as they think? The fact is, that all theories are as valid as the next until proven otherwise, which will most likely never happen. So you can't simply dismiss them on the basis of them being depressing.

I don't dismiss your theory cause it's depressing, I dismiss it because (I apologise for this sounding ignorant) I know my belief is right. Surely Dino, you know how frustrating it is whewn you know you actually are right, but nobody believes you. Especially when the knowledge of right will save all the people who know it.

I also know I can't force you to change your views but the proof you're looking for, unless you really do believe already, will come when it's too late to change.