RE: Theists and individual purpose for existence.
September 5, 2010 at 11:12 pm
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2010 at 11:13 pm by RachelSkates.)
I never could understand why we feel we need a purpose. I can see why theists want to believe that all things happen for a reason. It's been helping people sleep for centuries.
But if you look to the past.....well, I think of all the people who have ever lived......to no purpose. They formed one, I suppose. We like our jobs, we live to feed family and pets........but in my mind it all means nothing.
Look at old photos, like 1800's where everyone in them is now dead. Stare at it. It's really an obvious exercise but it's really powerful, too.
Everyone in the pics meant nothing. You might see the top of Lincoln's head, but anything anyone else did? Gone. Just like all we think is important.
But if you look to the past.....well, I think of all the people who have ever lived......to no purpose. They formed one, I suppose. We like our jobs, we live to feed family and pets........but in my mind it all means nothing.
Look at old photos, like 1800's where everyone in them is now dead. Stare at it. It's really an obvious exercise but it's really powerful, too.
Everyone in the pics meant nothing. You might see the top of Lincoln's head, but anything anyone else did? Gone. Just like all we think is important.
