Not-That-Bright
Andrew Quah
O yea, you really have meaning. 'To Worship'.
That's great.
That's great.
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What is the meaning of life? (1 Viewer)
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Pianpupodoel
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to procreate and have offspring, furthering the survival of the human race as a whole.
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jm1234567890
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yeah, but you coun't this year as 20 if you turn 20 in this year. don't you?Asquithian said:
LadyBec
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To live... To achieve something, even if it's only something small, try and help out other people and benefit society. To be yourself no matter what. To take advantage of every experience life throws at you, cos you've only got one chance.
yah...
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yah...
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Seabiscuit
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Life:
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.
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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.
www.dictionary.com , Ageless.
(Ok im sorry.... but SOMEONE had to do it! i will go hide now.)
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to create meaning for others.
i have a feeling it'd be for my children one day.
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i have a feeling it'd be for my children one day.
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meLoncoLLie
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to learn, to complete the evolution of your soul
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Biologically the meaning, or rtaher the purpose, of life is to live as long and as healthily as possible, producing as many healthy offspring as possible.
More philosophically the meaning of life is to experience life in all its rich variations and by doing so learn more about, life, other people and the world around us. Our duty then being to pass as much of this knowledge on as possible along with the important commandment not to rest on the learnings of our pre-cursors but to continually seek to increase our understanding of our environs and their denizens. Too help others in whatever ways we can.
In short to explore ourselves, through exploration of both the physical and emotional worlds and then to pass on a drive to do the same. To further ourselves and others.
On the other hand I think the route to happiness is much more epicurean in nature.
More philosophically the meaning of life is to experience life in all its rich variations and by doing so learn more about, life, other people and the world around us. Our duty then being to pass as much of this knowledge on as possible along with the important commandment not to rest on the learnings of our pre-cursors but to continually seek to increase our understanding of our environs and their denizens. Too help others in whatever ways we can.
In short to explore ourselves, through exploration of both the physical and emotional worlds and then to pass on a drive to do the same. To further ourselves and others.
On the other hand I think the route to happiness is much more epicurean in nature.
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Meaning is subjective, non-propositional, infinite; we give our lives whatever meaning we make for ourselves. We define ourselves and our life's pursuits, so I'd say each person creates their own individual meaning from this world.
I think freedom is intertwined with this. It is an atrocity to inhibit someone's freedom, yet we might think of it as depriving another of achieving autonomy over their life's meaning; their goals being shaped very much by the limitations of their actions.
It also explains why the meaning of life is fickle; it will not dawn on us till we have achieved those goals that there is nothing left for us to do, and so shift our purpose to something else. I for one, have thought love a spectacular meaning of life, yet once I am settled down and married, satisfied in all measures with the sense of love I want, then my goals, so linked to meaning of life, will most likely alter. I will probably call it 'realisation,' but what really separates one from the other?
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I think freedom is intertwined with this. It is an atrocity to inhibit someone's freedom, yet we might think of it as depriving another of achieving autonomy over their life's meaning; their goals being shaped very much by the limitations of their actions.
It also explains why the meaning of life is fickle; it will not dawn on us till we have achieved those goals that there is nothing left for us to do, and so shift our purpose to something else. I for one, have thought love a spectacular meaning of life, yet once I am settled down and married, satisfied in all measures with the sense of love I want, then my goals, so linked to meaning of life, will most likely alter. I will probably call it 'realisation,' but what really separates one from the other?
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fi_babezy said:
i know what the meaning of MY life is. But hey! its my life ok!
(looks like someone was wathcin the RAymond hour today!)
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Not-That-Bright said:
what actually is the Meaning of worship?
can anyone explain?oh and put ur gender and ur age too
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ur_inner_child said:
ill be doing that too
beccaxx
surprised things change
we are God's workmanship (identity) created in Jesus Christ to do good works (purpose) which God prepared in advance (destiny) for us to do. (eph 2 v 10 i think)
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ps- wat does 42 mean?
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ps- wat does 42 mean?
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soha
a splendid one to behold
to worship..life is a test for the hereafter
from a religous point of view
female 18 in 18 days.."yay"
from a religous point of view
female 18 in 18 days.."yay"
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I think you've got it in reverse. Existence precedes essence. But don't worry - the loss of external value (from God) allows us to create value within ourselves, a value that is in fact greater and superior because it cannot be taken away by such external forces.beccaxx said:
At least I don't get spoon fed my life's meaning from a book
Not-That-Bright
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What he means is that christians (at least claim) that they gain their lives meaning from god, and that their meaning is something along the lines of worshipping god, which they get from the bible.
However my view is that wether you are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim or Atheist... right now we are ALL mortals and we are living moral lives, we strive for mortal pleasures even tho in the context of the universe & all time they mean nothing, our lives are like building a snowman.
However my view is that wether you are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim or Atheist... right now we are ALL mortals and we are living moral lives, we strive for mortal pleasures even tho in the context of the universe & all time they mean nothing, our lives are like building a snowman.
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