Thread: What is the purpose of life?

The purpose in life is to drink Coca Cola!

Also try Coke with lime!

the purpose of life... is to HAVE some kind of purpose in it

My opinion on the purpose of life is so contradictory I don't even know where to start. What I can say is neither of those two options come close.

I mean, I guess the purpose of a life is to give as much love as possible, but again that's if you choose it as your purpose. Your purpose, like your life, is what you make it. It's yours for the choosing, you write down you're own destiny, you know? But with that being said, is there any right way to live other than to give love and do good as you see it? I mean, Aristotle said happiness was the purpose, but I would actually call it the ultimate motivator, meaning it's just the surface purpose. There are many ways to feel good and be happy, but I argue that the most wholesome way is doing good and giving love. So I guess, ultimately the purpose of life is to be loving whether or not one intentionally does this.

The purpose of life is to make of it whatever you please. So, neither of those two options.

Why do you question the purpose? In that lies the answer for me .

*is deep*

There is no inherent purpose other than to continue the tradition of life. The true purpose for your life is what you make of it. So make that purpose meaningful.

Which raises the question... What is the purpose of meaning?

Originally Posted by Mark75

Which raises the question... What is the purpose of meaning?

Also... whatever you make of it.

Perhaps the idea of purpose is a human concept that does not translate very well to the n-th level?

your purpose is to learn and share what you've learned. that's the meaning of existence. that's how anything exists in the first place, and because it does, it always will. that's why the concept of a final heaven (and a final hell) is flawed, because when the ability to convert (unawareness to awareness) is lost, time stops. if there is time in heaven, the people in heaven will have to be exchanging information, which means there will still be unawareness, which means the people in heaven would not be perfect, which means they would have flaws, which would make them...sinners.

you could say that the purpose of life is happiness. you can only be happy if you exist, and if you are fully aware of your existence, you can be fully happy.




and mark, your reply actually made me laugh

One could say that one is a subset of another... after all, if chasing some bigger purpose makes you happy, then the "bigger purpose" is a means to an end (the end being, "to be happy") .

i dont think the purpose to life is just to be happy. what might make you happy at the time. might make others un-happy. i find it very peculiar that humans (most) will sacrifice their own happiness to bring happiness to others

bringing happiness to others makes me happy. you must find the perfect balance between selfishness and selflessness. think of others but not to the point that you forget yourself. you have to remember that people care about you, too, and when you hurt, they will hurt. I definitely believe you can have happiness without hurting anyone. you just have to find the balance.


also, I take back what I said about there being no final heaven and no final hell. there could be a final heaven, if everyone who goes there knows the truth, they can still have unawareness without hurting anyone. suffering must still exist, but it can exist in their memories. what are memories for anyway? to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them. as for a final hell, I don't think so...I don't think there is a place where people go and burn and suffer forever. I believe everyone has a chance, and if they don't get it right in this life they come back in another form, until they are aware or "enlightened".

Originally Posted by Michael

The purpose of life is to make of it whatever you please. So, neither of those two options.

"Whatever you please" is the same thing as whatever makes you happy.

Originally Posted by paperdoll

bringing happiness to others makes me happy. you must find the perfect balance between selfishness and selflessness. think of others but not to the point that you forget yourself. you have to remember that people care about you, too, and when you hurt, they will hurt. I definitely believe you can have happiness without hurting anyone. you just have to find the balance.

Beautiful words right there. And oh so true.

Originally Posted by Explode

"Whatever you please" is the same thing as whatever makes you happy.

Ummmmmm, no it isn't. But it plays a part in it.

I think I see that. you might desire (please) something, but at the same time realize that it will hurt you more in the end than make you happy. I want to drink a lot of coca-cola, that's what I'd please, but I'm not going to because I know it won't really make me happy. (it will rot my teeth).

The purpose of life is plain and simple. To reproduce and survive through your children. The is how it has been for all life and that is how it shall always be.

but I cannot reproduce, I'm sterile. oh and I'm also gay (as if you couldn't tell already based on my avatar/sig ensemble.) does that mean I should kill myself, since I appearently, according to your reply, have no purpose?

Being human beings, we have the ability to choose our purpose in life, to the extent that to want some purpose is to choose that purpose. The purpose of life is a muddled question. We can only choose our own purpose(s), so it makes little sense to speak in generalities.

Originally Posted by paperdoll

but I cannot reproduce, I'm sterile. oh and I'm also gay (as if you couldn't tell already based on my avatar/sig ensemble.) does that mean I should kill myself, since I appearently, according to your reply, have no purpose?

Being sterile is my biggest fear. I need to get tested to make sure I'm not. Did that influence you being gay? sorry to go off topic... But I fear not being able to have kids because I would love to some day. And what woman would want a sterile man?

no, it didn't influence my being gay. I've never been "motherly" and I've never wanted kids. I never liked the idea of it and don't think I'd make a good parent. it's just not for me.

and to answer your question, a sterile woman perhaps?

Originally Posted by Mark75

The purpose in life is to drink Coca Cola!

Also try Coke with lime!

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Originally Posted by paperdoll

but I cannot reproduce, I'm sterile. oh and I'm also gay (as if you couldn't tell already based on my avatar/sig ensemble.) does that mean I should kill myself, since I appearently, according to your reply, have no purpose?

I wasn't trying to be offensive towards you. I actually didn't know you were gay until you told me but I just didnt look at your avatar and such. Anyways, what I'm saying is that reproduction is the meaning of life because that is how it is in nature. I can't change it, nor can you. However that does not mean you have no reason to live your life to the fullest.