(March 13, 2014 at 5:35 am)max-greece Wrote:Quote:Though I'm not sure of the reason, I could say that I and the universe are here because God wanted it and my purpose here is to do his will.
Its amazing to me that you don't find that answer to be the most depressing possible answer.
Your purpose is to do the will of another - AKA - your purpose is to be a totally obedient slave (unless of course God has you on salary for this service).
Actually it's the most fufilling answer - doing the will of the creator, knowing that you'll be with him for eternity. I see that as much less depressing than living life trying to please myself and never being able to accomplish that. Then I fade away and die with no memory of what I've been able to accomplish. You can't even enjoy the memories of your life here.
By the way, I refer to God as "he" because the writers of the bible referred to him in the masculine gender. He/She has no gender, but is spirit.
