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[Serious] The Story
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RE: The Story
(August 25, 2022 at 10:02 am)Jehanne Wrote:
(August 25, 2022 at 9:22 am)Belacqua Wrote: I guess the obvious question is: what is the purpose of human beings? What would it be like for us to be fit for this purpose? 

How do you know we are not perfectly fit for our purpose?

Human beings have no purpose, at least on a cosmic scale.

Teleology is a lot like existence, it seems to need a final cause. For example, perhaps God had an intention or goal in creating man, but if God himself doesn't have an ideal or desired purpose, then God's creations are ultimately without purpose. Due to God's aseity, that God is not dependent on anything but himself, all of God's preferences, intentions, and so on are arbitrary and no different from mere random choices. So God choosing to create man a specific way is also ultimately no different than a random choice.
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The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 17, 2022 at 2:05 pm
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2022 at 2:19 pm
RE: The Story - by Vicki Q - August 21, 2022 at 11:42 am
RE: The Story - by Pat Mustard - August 21, 2022 at 7:19 pm
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2022 at 11:51 am
RE: The Story - by Vicki Q - August 22, 2022 at 1:47 pm
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RE: The Story - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 21, 2022 at 12:46 pm
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RE: The Story - by Anomalocaris - August 21, 2022 at 1:17 pm
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 21, 2022 at 1:24 pm
RE: The Story - by Neo-Scholastic - August 22, 2022 at 10:17 am
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 22, 2022 at 11:38 am
RE: The Story - by Mister Agenda - August 22, 2022 at 11:52 am
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RE: The Story - by Neo-Scholastic - August 23, 2022 at 2:45 pm
RE: The Story - by Mister Agenda - August 25, 2022 at 9:15 am
RE: The Story - by Belacqua - August 25, 2022 at 9:22 am
RE: The Story - by Mister Agenda - August 25, 2022 at 9:24 am
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 25, 2022 at 9:36 am
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 25, 2022 at 10:02 am
RE: The Story - by Angrboda - August 25, 2022 at 10:11 am
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 23, 2022 at 3:35 pm
RE: The Story - by Neo-Scholastic - August 23, 2022 at 10:26 pm
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RE: The Story - by Vicki Q - August 24, 2022 at 1:33 pm
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RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 25, 2022 at 11:38 am
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2022 at 11:47 am
RE: The Story - by Vicki Q - August 25, 2022 at 12:42 pm
RE: The Story - by Pat Mustard - August 26, 2022 at 3:24 am
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2022 at 2:05 pm
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RE: The Story - by Anomalocaris - August 27, 2022 at 2:21 pm
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RE: The Story - by Pat Mustard - August 26, 2022 at 11:52 pm
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RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2022 at 10:40 am
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RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 27, 2022 at 2:41 pm
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 27, 2022 at 3:01 pm
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 27, 2022 at 3:51 pm
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 27, 2022 at 4:43 pm
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 27, 2022 at 5:11 pm
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2022 at 4:58 pm
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2022 at 5:19 pm
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 27, 2022 at 5:54 pm
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 27, 2022 at 6:29 pm
RE: The Story - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2022 at 5:58 pm
RE: The Story - by John 6IX Breezy - August 27, 2022 at 6:47 pm
RE: The Story - by Jehanne - August 27, 2022 at 7:00 pm
RE: The Story - by Paleophyte - November 21, 2022 at 12:39 am

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