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praveen
Aug11-04, 01:15 PM
What is the purpose of Life ?
Meh, im so sick of this "problem", so lets answer it once and for all.
Short answer:
There is no objective purpose for humans, you have to find your own subjective purpose. Most times that purpose is to find happiness.
Long answer:
Noone knows where the universe comes from and why it exists.
Since everything in the universe is made up of the same stuff(particles or strings), and we dont know the purpose for these particles/strings to exist, there is no reason yet.
Therefore, the only thing you can do is make up your own subjective/spiritual reason.
These will differ from person to person.
Is that good enough an answer for ya?
The prupose of life is to unify with something esle. What you choose to unify with is up to you.
Brickster
Aug11-04, 07:57 PM
But if you decide to bond with a lizard and marry it for life, dont blame Enos.
Janitor
Aug11-04, 08:20 PM
The purpose of life is to reproduce itself more-or-less in kind.
Meh, im so sick of this "problem", so lets answer it once and for all.
Short answer:
There is no objective purpose for humans, you have to find your own subjective purpose. Most times that purpose is to find happiness.
Long answer:
Noone knows where the universe comes from and why it exists.
Since everything in the universe is made up of the same stuff(particles or strings), and we dont know the purpose for these particles/strings to exist, there is no reason yet.
Therefore, the only thing you can do is make up your own subjective/spiritual reason.
These will differ from person to person.
Is that good enough an answer for ya?
i agree with your short answer : to find happiness
Your life doesn't end when happieness is reached. But unification is constant thus our purpose is beyond our life. That is why reproducing is a way of continuing yourself through your genes.
praveen
Aug11-04, 10:54 PM
Folks,
when somebody ask this question " what is the purpose of life ? " , we always try to "answer" the question .
here i wud like to know , " why shud everything in universe ( including life ) MUST have purpose/reason ? ". why we always expect a purpose/reson for a an activity ?
cant be there a "Action" without a purpose ?
and if there is , then what is the source of action ? what is the origin of action with out a motive ?
is it love ? then what is love ...?
is "Action" without a motive same as "4 Fundamental forces" in nature ?
I think we are unable to find any scientifc reason for these "fundamental forces" ( gravity , electromagnetism , weak&strong nuclear forces) ....
Nothing has purpose. For pupose to occur, there must be conclusion. Then you say the universe will die once it reaches conclusion, which opens a whole new can of worms.
praveen
Aug12-04, 10:26 AM
Erus,
I dont agree with the statement "Nothing has purpose" . We do see lot of "purpose" for so many things in everyday life . going to school , doing Job , getting married....or examine your body parts , every thing has it's own purpose....right ? do you agree ? or am I wrong ??
I think if something (begins)exist with a "purpose" also have "END" .
can we agree that this is the LAW ? everything which has a "cause" must also have "end"
if we agree to this law , then lets think about this..." Life has beggining and also has an end". which indicates life , as long as it continues have some purpose. But if there is somebody leading a life without a purpose , will he/she avoid "end" ? and if so How ?
this leads to question...can something "exist" without a purpose ? and if so , what is the source of "existance" ?
What you do in life has a individual subjective purpose only to the extent to.. well yourself.. It's When you think what happens every moment in this universe, it leads up to the next moment, but these moments (in my belief) will never end (cause and conclusion). We have organs, their purpose is to carry life - but what is the purpose of life? We go to school, purpose is education (a better life) but again what is the purpose of having a better life? When you think of the entire life force on Earth (all species since 4 billion years ago til now) we've consumed a hell of a lot of energy. But what is the purpose? Individual purpose can be betrayed by that there is no end to existence. You say, I had a great life, I'm an old person now, and you die. - That's your conclusion? Your purpose? No. What you did on Earth will continue, as in evolution, even moreso if you had children, educated others, did something to benefit the rest of society (progress). Your deanimated body will decompose and become nutrients for others, and the Earth. But this is just it. Where are we going and why are we going there? Will a purpose ever show itself?
As long as there is something esle there will always be purpose.
Folks,
when somebody ask this question " what is the purpose of life ? " , we always try to "answer" the question .
here i wud like to know , " why shud everything in universe ( including life ) MUST have purpose/reason ? ". why we always expect a purpose/reson for a an activity ?
cant be there a "Action" without a purpose ?
and if there is , then what is the source of action ? what is the origin of action with out a motive ?
is it love ? then what is love ...?
is "Action" without a motive same as "4 Fundamental forces" in nature ?
I think we are unable to find any scientifc reason for these "fundamental forces" ( gravity , electromagnetism , weak&strong nuclear forces) ....
people have always wanted to believe that life has a purpose because ...... ummm.... they don't want to get lost .
for a vary long time it was to chase females. then to make money.. now to live another day, so I can have one more adventure of any sort..aint life great :smile:
unisono
Oct12-04, 04:31 AM
i agree with your short answer : to find happiness
what is happiness?
a lonely forty something male alone in a dark room with a 4 year old child?
the bliss of an emotionally intoxicated man as he rapes a woman?
the delight in making another feel ingnorant?
the smile you receive in the morning from the overwhelming feeling of love for another?
pure ecstasy eh?
all bring happiness to some, anger to others...
The answer is, we are figuratively all but electrons in a circuit, we no not where we are going or if there is a purpose but simply by existing, we (might) help forfill our purpose.
You see, as days, years, centuries and life all work in cycles... so too does time itself.
As a wise being named Hugh Mann once told me, He began life in the 3rd (of several) simultaneous big bangs... him and his friends were all kicked into life in this manner.
After a few thousand years of wandering around, they decided to have a gamble with each other and the competion winner was He who started the first big bang that would hatch a civilisation that would invent technology that could take them to meet their respective masters.
The civilisations (that's us) were to be started in each competitors own Biospacelabtransfixers (Hugh keeps his on his mantlepiece) that would hold each of their bangs/universes in place.
The latest biospacelabtransfixers are designed to isolate as many as 10 big bangs into one modern, mobile, easy to use, easy to observe transfixer that allow it's user to determine what size each bang is ultimately limited to and also set other perimeters like "activate new life pattern warning" or "activate recent space travel notifier".
So, our longterm objective as a species is to travel several billion lightyears in whichever direction we see fit until finally we will either meet our master or maybe he'll get bored (he's already waited almost 2 weeks of his time... that's 13.7billion years of our time!) but in the last couple of seconds he's noticed that a couple of his 'bangs' have made a bit of progress (sort of).
This is good news for Hugh because his friend and competition combatant, Allan Ion, gave Hugh a slightly cocky offer of "doubling the stakes" after the first week (7 billion years) so Hugh is happy but nervous, he thinks that any millisecond now he could be the winner.
Don't get your hopes up too much though, it's not our Universe that He's particuarly happy with, we are winning as far as our Universe goes but that's simply because our best competition is non-existant, the guys from another Universe are beating us (they're seriously contemplating star travel) and plus they have a headstart because sly Hugh started their bang quite near the edge of the biospacelabtransfixer.
One day our immortal, super space travelling grand kids might spark a reaction that will create another Hugh Mann but until then, we've got a lot more space and time problems to figure out.
Was that entertaining to anybody? I'm sorry if it wasn't.
Pete
brandon.irwin
Oct12-04, 11:53 AM
Well, at least we know the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Luckily, Google calculator supplies us with the answer
http://www.google.com/search?q=the+answer+to+life%2C+the+universe%2C+and +everything&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Life. Purpose. What is our purpose? These are all questions we ask because we see the world around us. We see life replete with interdependancy. Everything in the world functions as part of a greater whole- a link in the chain. Everything else serves a purpose, and so must we too. So we eagerly seek to find that that link, that purpose to justify our existence.
I know that our purpose is not set in stone. That we make our own "purpose" that we seek to find meaningfulness to our existence- to justify ourselves by endearing ourselves to each other. Making connections, give ourselves to others in some attempt to connect with them and the world around us.
Existence. That is our primary purpose. To do as we see fit within those parameters. I think what many people are asking when they ask this, is the nature of our origins. It's all perspective. If the ant knew he existed to feed other animals, would this frighten him? Would he feel better thinking his existence was to contribute to the betterment of his colony? Or to father children of the queen ant?
I submit that "purpose" as was stated earlier, is subjective. Everything has several different reasons it "could" exist. If you select what you feel is the most likely purpose, it does not mean it's the only purpose.
Maybe it's not about getting the right answer, but instead asking the right question....
Elledan
Oct12-04, 01:15 PM
Why does a plant grow? Only to die? To reproduce? After which its offspring eventually dies as well?
Pointless, eh?
The point of existing does not lie in existence itself, but in turning chaos (ignorance) into order (understanding).
So what when complete understanding has been reached? Now that's the real question ;)
Blissfulpain
Oct13-04, 10:25 AM
pete66:
lol i quite enjoyed that bit... all this circle talking about purpose.... it's all subjective.
once i was religious and had purpose... then i became an atheist and had no purpose (which was mildly disconcerting).. then i decided i wanted to become immortal (grade 7)... after that i determined free will did not exist and wondered why everyone didn't see this simple flaw (grade 7 through 8)... then i got to grade nine and began reading lots of material on that sort of thing and found out i wasn't even remotely the first person to think there was no free will...
not having free will was comforting, as it meant i didn't need to invent a purpose i was the product of all that has come before and all the will come in the future (as time happens all at once you know). After that i did a 'google' search for immortality and found out about the World Transhumanist Association... and now i share my purpose with lots of other transhumanists... of course it's all motivated self interest, but i think we all know that accept it and embrace it as a useful tool :)
pocebokli
Oct13-04, 11:51 AM
life's purpose is life itself.
My take on this question is progression. The purpose of life is to progress. Everything in the universe progress. Wheather it be - or +, its still going from one state (mentally and or physically) to another. This is the one common characteristic I see in any entity in the universe, including the universe itself. Although on a personal level, the answer really depends on the one asking the question; their though process, their environment, ect, have a lot to do with how they precieve things. Asking this question to a monk compared with asking it to a serial killer, you'll probably get answers that differ. It's not so much a scientific question, as integral said, This question is not addressed by science. A satisfactory answer to this question can only be given by the one asking it. Thats why its philosophical, cause wheather you answer it or not, whatever your answer is, no one or nearly no one cares nor is it going to effect them in any way. Its not something you'll be able to write down on your to do list. So ponder. Regard this as either a ****load of **** or food for though.
False Prophet
Oct13-04, 07:25 PM
The purpose of life is to argue about what the purpose of life is.
brandon.irwin
Oct13-04, 07:44 PM
What if life doesn't have a purpose? Maybe it exists because it's an easy state to sustain; it is active and it tries to exist. Maybe the reason life exists is because, at some point, it was started.
Short answer:
There is no objective purpose for humans...
Answers like this cause wide confusion among skeptics. In fact, skeptics are usually produced by answers such as these.
Questions such as "What is my purpose in life?" are highly unlikely to be replied to by a common answer. In such a secular society, in which the populace believes subjectivism is key to living a clear, definite life, asking a question of this magnitude will only get you answers like, "There is no objective purpose for humans." or contrary "There is an objective purpose for everyone". 'How can you possibly find an answer to this question when everyone values their own subjective statement without an authority of objective truth?', you say? Well, you should search for yourself. And as blunt as that sounds, it is the only way. Asking people who are lost themselves and only tell themselves that they have found a definite truth is similar to asking a recent immigrant where to find the nearest Starbuck's. It is unreliable .
I for one, have found this definite truth. Or at least, i seem to have found it. However, i rather not tell you, because i'll simply contradict my earlier statement. And if you think i am doing this because of tolerance, think again.
:smile:
I don't think I can answer exactly the question " What is the purpose of life?"
But I'm sure I can tell you what my purpose of life is. I live best for the benefit of everyone including me. For me, life is full of enjoyable aspects that allow me to explore and experience. So I live to enjoy them, speaking of enjoyment here is speaking of what brings me true happiness. My true happiness comes from God, from the love and care that I have toward some special people in my life and vice versa. I also live to learn from the experience, I did have bad moments but whenever I overcame these problem, I grow more mature and be stronger.
XMLT
Preator Fenix
Oct13-04, 09:34 PM
Your question presupposes that life has by neccecity some ultimate purpose.
This limits the possible answer I can arrive at in your argument.
Which defeats the purpose of the question.
life's purpose is life itself.
I agree. What other existence do we know? Our experiences in life define our reality and from that one can derive a sense of individual purpose from their life. It matters not what others think of his/her purpose, it is up to the individual to find their purpose.
pitchharmonics
Oct14-04, 11:06 PM
my opinion of our purpose is: To finally see that the world is no different when we turn the lights out. That we see everything is forever and nothing is old. Plant a dead tree in the ground, just to see it grow again. I live in a machine that is like a car. It still boggles the minds of scientists. How can it work? Then the question is answered after 300,000 miles. it doesn't work.
cloaked_one
Oct14-04, 11:06 PM
when an individual reaches the use of 100% of their brain and only until then will we ever know
Philocrat
Oct14-04, 11:41 PM
What is the purpose of Life ?
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The sole Purpose of life is pleasure......and the will to subsequently overcome death and make pleasure permanent, becomes the most powerful and significant reason for us to pursue life.
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hypnagogue
Oct15-04, 01:11 PM
when an individual reaches the use of 100% of their brain and only until then will we ever know
The idea that we use only a small fraction of our brains is a myth. We use all of it. Ask a neurobiologist about any part of the brain, and the neurobiologist will be able to tell you what it is used for.
Philocrat: So you are a secular humanist who believes in ego-centric values?
Life is short, what purpose can it have ?
hypnagogue
Oct26-04, 11:32 PM
Life is short, what purpose can it have ?
Food rots quickly, what purpose can it have?
the rotting food is for a rotting physical body, therefore both end up in rotting permanently
if life has no meaning, it is even more meaningless to seek the meaning of life.
religions teach me, the meaning of life is not based on this life-form --- your body,
but rely on SPIRIT inside your body.
this is only Belief,
can't be subjected to scientific experimentation, and it is subjective to each one of us.
However, generally, the outcome of your life will depend on your mind-set and attitude.
Learn all you can. Not as a means, but as an end. Knowledge is fun.
RingoKid
Oct27-04, 01:34 AM
to evolve to a point where we don't need life or purpose anymore
selfAdjoint
Oct27-04, 10:19 AM
Who says it has a purpose?
russ_watters
Oct27-04, 11:10 AM
Life is short, what purpose can it have ? Who says it has a purpose? I do.
All you need to know you can get from the Matrix Trilogy: The point all boils down to life is what you make of it. My life has a purpose because I choose for it to have a purpose.
selfAdjoint
Oct27-04, 02:36 PM
So I am to fall down and worship a movie? If I have to do that, I would rather it be the Harry Potter series than that pretentious dud The Matrix Trilogy.
BTW, you like that stuff because you are thrilled with choice. But free choice cannot be demonstrated, only asserted, just like God.
lordinfamous
Oct27-04, 06:14 PM
I do.
All you need to know you can get from the Matrix Trilogy: The point all boils down to life is what you make of it. My life has a purpose because I choose for it to have a purpose.
Takes a Big hammer and hits the Nail on the head! :wink:
lordinfamous
Oct27-04, 06:24 PM
So I am to fall down and worship a movie? If I have to do that, I would rather it be the Harry Potter series than that pretentious dud The Matrix Trilogy.
BTW, you like that stuff because you are thrilled with choice. But free choice cannot be demonstrated, only asserted, just like God.
So if I make a choice to swollow a quart of 20wt motor oil, is not a demonstration of (choice)stupitity, its only assertion!?? :grumpy: (wisdom)
hypnagogue
Oct28-04, 08:58 AM
So if I make a choice to swollow a quart of 20wt motor oil, is not a demonstration of (choice)stupitity, its only assertion!?? :grumpy: (wisdom)
selfAdjoint was talking about 'free' choice, in other words a kind of choice that is made free of deterministic constraints. The argument is that it's impossible to demonstrate the existence of 'free' choice (vis a vis 'deterministic' choice), because there is nothing in the nature of any given act that will tell you, of itself, whether or not it was chosen 'freely.' If you swallow motor oil, that may have been an act of free choice, or it may have been caused by a deterministic set of events (eg, a certain conversation caused you to want to demonstrate that you have free choice, and you deterministically chose to swallow motor oil in an effort to demonstrate this, and then you deterministically carried out the act).
So, if it's true that the existence of free choice cannot be thus demonstrated, then selfAdjoint argues that one can only flatly state that it exists (or does not exist), and this is called 'assertion.' (I think we can do better justice to the problem than just assertion, but that's a topic for another thread.)
russ_watters
Oct28-04, 02:55 PM
So I am to fall down and worship a movie? If I have to do that, I would rather it be the Harry Potter series than that pretentious dud The Matrix Trilogy.
BTW, you like that stuff because you are thrilled with choice. But free choice cannot be demonstrated, only asserted, just like God. Worship? Certainly not. You are indeed correct that I like the trilogy so much because of the message. You are also correct that free choice can't be demonstrated, but here's the rub:
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!"
-Rush
Whether freewill exists or not, you should choose to act as if it does. If you act as if it does and it doesn't, you've lost nothing. If you act as if it doesn't and it does, you've given up your choice.So if I make a choice to swollow a quart of 20wt motor oil, is not a demonstration of (choice)stupitity, its only assertion!?? (wisdom) Same idea as above: whether choosing to drink the motor oil or not is pre-determined or not, you're still better off choosing not to!
lordinfamous
Oct30-04, 12:49 PM
selfAdjoint was talking about 'free' choice, in other words a kind of choice that is made free of deterministic constraints. The argument is that it's impossible to demonstrate the existence of 'free' choice (vis a vis 'deterministic' choice), because there is nothing in the nature of any given act that will tell you, of itself, whether or not it was chosen 'freely.' If you swallow motor oil, that may have been an act of free choice, or it may have been caused by a deterministic set of events (eg, a certain conversation caused you to want to demonstrate that you have free choice, and you deterministically chose to swallow motor oil in an effort to demonstrate this, and then you deterministically carried out the act).
So, if it's true that the existence of free choice cannot be thus demonstrated, then selfAdjoint argues that one can only flatly state that it exists (or does not exist), and this is called 'assertion.' (I think we can do better justice to the problem than just assertion, but that's a topic for another thread.)
OK. sorry for jumping to conclusions. I now understand your meaning of "Free Choice".
Live and treasure what you have, don't miss your opportunity etc.,
try to do good to yourself and others,
avoid silly mistakes,
be frank, open your heart,
face life with COURAGE, love people around you,
.........................walk the path of your short life steadily, Thanks God.
TENYEARS
Oct31-04, 10:45 AM
To lie, cheat, steal, be unconcious, hate, destroy, mislead, whittle away, drain and eventually fizzle into the mist.
Yes life is good is it not. If only there were love. For in love one rises out of the ashes of defeat, for in love all things are possible, for in love we become imortal. Where is this thing called love?
Castilla
Nov5-04, 09:17 AM
Love to whom?
You love a woman hoping that she at least will like your love. Therefore, is it this kind of love something more than egoism??
Why some men think that their sentimental love to a woman is something "noble" ?? When you are desperate for a drink of water, do you consider "noble" your dry thirst ??
Mouseman
Nov5-04, 10:09 AM
I think the purpose of life (in general) is to ensure the survival of the species. All other actions or goals or feelings or desires are moot. They're fringe benefits.
From a purely biological point of view, it appears that the purpose of life is survival and reproduction. Since the beginning of life on Earth, organisms have gotten more complex and obtained greater awareness of their environment. One could GUESS that the purpose of life is self awareness since outside of reproduction and survival that appears to be the goal of evoultion.
selfAdjoint
Nov5-04, 01:38 PM
From a purely biological point of view, it appears that the purpose of life is survival and reproduction. Since the beginning of life on Earth, organisms have gotten more complex and obtained greater awareness of their environment. One could GUESS that the purpose of life is self awareness since outside of reproduction and survival that appears to be the goal of evoultion.
Some organisms have gotten more complex, others have not. The total body mass of bacteria at present is greater than the total body mass of humans. From a bacterium's point of view, all of metamorphic life is a minor fizzle.
We attribute "purpose" to our actions. We say that the purpose of some action is to reach a certain goal. We have these feelings of purpose and a drive to reach certain goals. The reason that we have them is probably because such feelings and drives make us successful in replicating ourselves (that is just evolution theory, the only reasonable theory we have so far with respect to why organisms are the way they are).
We also attribute purpose to the actions of other people and that is probably correct:wink:, the other people presumably also have a feeling of purpose. I think it is wrong to attribute purpose to inanimate things. Except for the things we call tools that have a purpose to us. I think that accepting that life has a purpose is implicitly accepting that there is some human-like entity (some may call this God) that wants to attain a certain goal with life, in the same sense as we made the hammer and saw with the purpose of attaining certain goals.
Some organisms have gotten more complex, others have not. The total body mass of bacteria at present is greater than the total body mass of humans. From a bacterium's point of view, all of metamorphic life is a minor fizzle.
You bring up some good points and interesting ideas and facts.
Rougly, life began as blue-green algea floating in warm seas and evolved into what we are today. I agree that some organisms have remained stagnant but in general scope of things, life on Earth is increasingly getting more complex with greater self awareness. Whether self awareness is "the pupose of life" I don't know. What is the purpose of a flea? It just is.
Sho'Nuff
Nov7-04, 06:22 AM
Except for the things we call tools that have a purpose to us. I think that accepting that life has a purpose is implicitly accepting that there is some human-like entity (some may call this God) that wants to attain a certain goal with life, in the same sense as we made the hammer and saw with the purpose of attaining certain goals.
Agreed I think the answer to this tread lies in refining the question a bit, the only possible answer to the question right now would be: purpose of life to whom. To generallize purpose as a allencomassing purpose means putting a god like entity into the equasion and then the question becomes does god exist or not and I think we dont want to get into that.
Perhaps we are functions with the purpose to function among other functions.
TENYEARS
Nov7-04, 07:58 AM
Love to whom?
You love a woman hoping that she at least will like your love. Therefore, is it this kind of love something more than egoism??
Why some men think that their sentimental love to a woman is something "noble" ?? When you are desperate for a drink of water, do you consider "noble" your dry thirst ??
Castilla, love is an experience of true freedom. When you experience love the purpose of life will begin to be understood. Not until a human being experiences this will they understand. There is no predefined path to this love. Love is not a choice it is an experience and from it arises great strength, noble purpose, intelligence, compassion and clear vision.
Sometimes in life we are like a dog chasing it's tail. The dog chases something that is part of itself. What does the dog need to do to catch it's tail?
Does anyone think we'd be getting close to proving freewill if we were to take a spider, make 2 exact clones of it and then simultaneously hatch the 2 clones into identical jars, with identical temperature, relative position and background. If they each follow different paths then each one biologically has freewill?
Sho'Nuff
Nov10-04, 04:23 PM
I'd be an indication that would support free will but the experiment is impossible
Rothiemurchus
Nov16-04, 05:35 PM
Life doesn't have a purpose.It is just the result of the activity of innumerable particles and waves.A plug has a purpose - to stop water going down a sink.In other words a plug is something that yields a result that humans want it to yield.Life would have a purpose if living things were doing something that a creator wanted them to do - just
as a plug does what its creator wants it to do.
omicron
Nov17-04, 02:29 AM
What is the purpose of Life ?
There are so many different opinions so it really matters how u see it. It also matters on ur religion (if u have one). Then again u can be sure about peoples opinion cuz they are always based on something (can be religion or how they live), it may be right to them but not to u. So it really depends on u :bugeye:
Ivan Seeking
Nov17-04, 02:39 AM
The purpose of life? If we assume that "purpose" goes beyond the observer's own mind - you - to some greater Cosmic measure, then it is either to serve or commune with God, to commune or co-exist with the Cosmic Consciousness, or to be a meaningless bag of mostly water that has no purpose at all. You pick.
scienceguy
Dec4-04, 01:32 PM
The purpose of life is different for everyone, but my guess is to pursue life and survive. It's kinda like asking the reason for our existance. There is no definite answer that would satisfy everyone.
bomba923
Dec17-04, 01:40 AM
There are so many different opinions so it really matters how u see it. It also matters on ur religion (if u have one). Then again u can be sure about peoples opinion cuz they are always based on something (can be religion or how they live), it may be right to them but not to u. So it really depends on u :bugeye:
Relativistic, just as you say...
Just curious: would a known absolutist answer to that question make people feel happier? Well, let's say it's sort of a universalist absolute. You describe the meaning as relativistic across differentent peoples....but i am just curious though. Would an absolutist answer to that question make people feel happier? Also, would the world be a better place should there be universal agreement on this answer? Suppose this absolute answer complies with universalist philosophy, and then with a more negative philosophy--what would it be like?
The answer is simple, to be happy.
In every action, we do it for some sake of self happiness. Even in happiness there is a standard, things that bring about momentary happiness obviously doesn't bring about as much happiness something that brings about non stopping happiness, (trandsendental happiness, beyond time) so it isn't as opinion based as some would think.
Erazman
Dec28-04, 07:55 PM
The universe needs an audience.
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