A Question For Everyone.

[skorpx1]

The overwhelming majority of all species that ever existed on earth went extinct. If humanity would join them, it would be the rule, not the exception from it.

I know that a lot of species that existed on the planet went extinct, but that was besides the point. They died out because they couldn't survive (hence evolution) due to some natural force being smarter and stronger than them. Dinosaurs went extinct (supposedly) from an asteroid hit to the earth. When the dust settled some living things came out on top and thus a chain of events was born leading to humanity. Humanity itself has scientific evidence of evolution happening. Humanity right now though is killing itself, (i'm not a hippie) we dump toxic waste into the only useful planet we have, we destroy our own ozone layer protecting us from the suns intense power, we constantly drain the earth of its natural resources (coal and oil as an example) and we constantly kill each other in brutal slaughter during wars. Its only a matter of time until the reclamation song plays and we all die.

Why? weeds pop up for no reason, mosquitos pop up from puddles for no reason, what makes humans so special? People just want to believe there is a reason. Just like they want to believe there is a greater being (god). sorry to disappoint you.

There's a reason for everything - to me at least. Weeds, mosquitoes and other living stuff all came from (supposedly) the same thing - a random meteor hitting the earth carrying vital things for life. The reason for rain is because the sun evaporates water into the sky and then it condenses and falls down. I don't think that we popped up because a mass explosion a few gazillion years ago happened, I think something else created us. Heck, maybe we're all a figment of someone's imagination.

[SilverZ06]

We will agree to disagree. I like your thread though  I just don't think it will last long unfortunately.

[Lusche]

There's a reason for everything - to me at least. Weeds, mosquitoes and other living stuff all came from (supposedly) the same thing - a random meteor hitting the earth carrying vital things for life.

If so, we did come from the same random meteor, hence we are random like the weeds and mosquitoes.

We are part of the life on this planet. We are only special in some aspects, but that could be said of about every species. Of course everybody wants to be special and nobody wants to be 'random' and without purpose... not even me
If there had been proto-intelligent dinosaurs with self-conciousness, I'd bet they would have the same thoughts "Why are we here? There must be a purpose!"

[skorpx1]

The meaning of life is to be happy, generally through being productive, although other things could make you happy as well.  Long them happiness especially.  Short term happy sacrificing long term happy results in unhappiness... 

So focus on long term happiness.

If we all die doing something that made us happy, and hardly anyone remembers what we did (unless we do something ungodly great to impact the life of future generations) then what should we really be doing? I do what makes me happy and that's playing the bass. Will I get any recognition for it? Probably not. The chance of having your band make it big-time is about the same as winning the grand prize in a lottery.

We will agree to disagree. I like your thread though  I just don't think it will last long unfortunately.

Why do you think this wont last long? We haven't broken any rules and insults aren't being thrown yet 

If so, we did come from the same random meteor, hence we are random like the weeds and mosquitoes.

We are part of the life on this planet. We are only special in some aspects, but that could be said of about every species. Of course everybody wants to be special and nobody wants to be 'random' and without purpose... not even me
If there had been proto-intelligent dinosaurs with self-conciousness, I'd bet they would have the same thoughts "Why are we here? There must be a purpose!"

For all we know, other animals could be self-conscious and we just don't know it because we don't speak their "language." Take dogs for an example, they know when we're happy and when we're sad. They listen to us (because they've been trained) when we say "sit" or "stay" and they know when to get in and out of the way. Do they get along with other dogs? Some yes, some no - Just like humans get along with some and don't get along with others. Do dogs speak? Meh, possibly. I bet if they had thumbs and could stand upright they'd be just like humans. Kind of like apes and chimps do, and how they are closely related to humans.

[bagrat]

shall we resort to process of elimination by listing things we can agree are not the meaning of life?

throwing a cupcake at random child.
farting in somebodys face while they slumber.
stealing clothes from donation boxes.
doing business with tomato goblins.

hope this helps.

[RTR]

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[skorpx1]

shall we resort to process of elimination by listing things we can agree are not the meaning of life?

stealing clothes from donation boxes.
doing business with tomato goblins.

hope this helps.

Those are the only two that are not the meaning of life. Throwing cupcakes at random children, farting in faces and being a general troll is funny and is always acceptable (to me) unless it is life-threatening.

[dedalos]

As the title says I have a question for you all. Its not a yes or no question, there is no right or wrong answer and it can be whatever you believe it to be.

My question is this - What is the meaning of life to you?


To me the meaning of life is to bind yourself to 50-60 years of lightly paid labor, have yourself controlled by a person in a suit + tie over in D.C. while they live the good life, have to shell out your hard earned money for useless stuff you'll never use but in the beginning you thought you would, endlessly worry about what you'll do in the future and lastly, how to leave this god forsaken planet and find a new one that isn't horrible screwed up to the point of everyone turning on each other in an all-out war against each country with nuclear/chemical weapons.

May I ask why you are not the person in the suit?

[skorpx1]

May I ask why you are not the person in the suit?

Because i'm only 15. If I were in charge, believe me we'd all be living the good life. Not some money-glutton king who decides we all have to suffer for his own good.


If you wanna discuss this further, PM me. Once again I don't feel like getting rule 14'd.

[Midway]

If we all die doing something that made us happy, and hardly anyone remembers what we did (unless we do something ungodly great to impact the life of future generations) then what should we really be doing? I do what makes me happy and that's playing the bass. Will I get any recognition for it? Probably not. The chance of having your band make it big-time is about the same as winning the grand prize in a lottery.

So you imply doing something worthy of others remembering and getting recognition makes you happy.  If so, pursue it and be happy for the opportunity to pursue it.   If the pursuit does not make you happy then pursue something that makes you happier.   Pursuing a goal that is highly unlikely of being achieved when the pursuit does not make you happy is not worth the effort.   Put the effort into something better to achieve happiness.

I'm sure you realize being recognized and remembered is not everyone's path to happiness, although it certainly is for some.

Some are happy to simply raise their kids, others to be a corp CEO, others to live in a forest, others to worship, others to travel, etc...

Become sincerely happy and stay that way over the long run and you'll know the meaning of your life.  It will be self evident.  If you pursue things that result in unhappiness or less than the fullest potential to be happy then you will likely continue to question the meaning of life.

Everyone must choose their own path towards happiness to achieve the fullest meaning of their life.

[Meatwad]

To build an intergalactic expressway to the Betelgeuse system and learn the amazing properties of towels

[BoilerDown]

The goal of all life is to perpetuate the existence of the species, often at the expense of all competitor species.  There is no great meaning in life; life is just a consequence of the rules of chemistry in the universe, no different than the rules that create water out of hydrogen and oxygen.

[Plawranc]

The meaning of life is simple.

An Aeroplane, Fuel, a Runway and good weather.


End of Thread.

[Tupac]

A hot tub full of hookers and gold.

[Rob52240]

A hot tub full of hookers and gold.

Don't forget the cocaine.