(January 8, 2016 at 12:38 pm)Pony Wrote: To fuck and die.

And if you can get to the latter whilst performing the former, job jobbed.

purpose of life?

to be with the force

(January 8, 2016 at 12:09 pm)pool Wrote: Or.. what is the purpose of being alive? What difference does it make if someone is alive or not? What should hold someone out from committing suicide if there is no meaning or purpose to this pathetic of an excuse of time on this shithole of a planet?..

Hello Pool.  No offence, but I have to say, this is the type of question that gets me riled the most.

Why does there have to be a purpose?  Why not just be grateful that you are alive, the chances of it being so are so ridiculously slim that the only thing to do is be grateful and enjoy?

As for this being a shithole of a planet, try Mars. 

I was too slow.  Downbeat got 42.   Ditto.

Meaning of life?
???  
On "down" days I have a bit of trouble.  Like today. 

But I might say to LEARN.   So that you can create.  So that you can maybe add to the pool of human knowledge, and somehow make life better for future earth.

(January 8, 2016 at 12:24 pm)pool Wrote: Hells no. Life just seems so bland though, eat, drink, college, ... I just wish there was some better purpose to live

Edit: Maybe the more poetic people of the forum can help

Thanks for the concern though!

I am college educated, dirt poor and get help from my mom. Sucks you say? Not at all. I am me and since there is no script to life, all I can do is be me. Instead of trying to fill your life with a cliche and loaded word like "purpose", be yourself and if you want something, do it for you. 

I spent far too much of my life trying to chase other people's ideas of "purpose". Be you, focus on you, dont chase other's ideas.  

I am a hombody, I used to go out a lot as a teen and adult, college was fun, but to me, nothing beats simplicity of my mom's laughs, her thank yous for taking her shopping, to her doctor's apts, my cat annoying me at 5 am screaming at me for food. Being online learning both theists arguments and atheists arguments. Being able to post with other atheists so that I know I am not alone, and they know they are not alone. Reading about science and the vastness of the universe. 

I do like some mundane entertainment like ABBA and the Redskins, but those likes pale compared to what I mentioned above. Don't look outward to be filled, don't expect others or things to fill you. Look inward, think about what you want and fill you with you. When you do that, you can find comfort no matter where you end up.

Our minds are bathed in meaning from cradle to grave. We value certain futures over other futures. Our meaning is valuing those futures that we do value. We can't not prefer certain outcomes over others.

(January 8, 2016 at 12:54 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(January 8, 2016 at 12:24 pm)pool Wrote: Hells no. Life just seems so bland though, eat, drink, college, ... I just wish there was some better purpose to live

Edit: Maybe the more poetic people of the forum can help

Thanks for the concern though!

I am college educated, dirt poor and get help from my mom. Sucks you say? Not at all. I am me and since there is no script to life, all I can do is be me. Instead of trying to fill your life with a cliche and loaded word like "purpose", be yourself and if you want something, do it for you. 

I spent far too much of my life trying to chase other people's ideas of "purpose". Be you, focus on you, dont chase other's ideas.  

I am a hombody, I used to go out a lot as a teen and adult, college was fun, but to me, nothing beats simplicity of my mom's laughs, her thank yous for taking her shopping, to her doctor's apts, my cat annoying me at 5 am screaming at me for food. Being online learning both theists arguments and atheists arguments. Being able to post with other atheists so that I know I am not alone, and they know they are not alone. Reading about science and the vastness of the universe. 

I do like some mundane entertainment like ABBA and the Redskins, but those likes pale compared to what I mentioned above. Don't look outward to be filled, don't expect others or things to fill you. Look inward, think about what you want and fill you with you. When you do that, you can find comfort no matter where you end up.

Thanks so much Brian! That helped a lot.

Well, if my life has meaning, I don't consider it immutable. Usually I find myself stuff to do. There is no point in seeking meaning for life, it will find you. Right now, I have a baby on my wife's oven. That is a little more added purpose.

(January 8, 2016 at 12:38 pm)Pony Wrote: To fuck and die.

Kind of dark for a Pony :o

Eat Pasta and prosper