Your Meaning?

[Blam!]

Um, meaning?

Did somebody suggest there should, or might be a meaning to life? Seems a crazy idea!

Agreed. the question is rigged. Most people ask "What is the meaning of life" in which they have loaded the question with an assumption that meaning already exists.

In reality the best question is "Is there a meaning of life", in which I would say "Nobody can ever know". Besides, the universe so far display the fact that there is no inherent meaning of life as far as the humans relationship with the cosmos goes.

This is called "The human condition". In absurdism, we humans seek out meaning in a cosmos that does not reciprocate. We seek out human justifications from and inhuman cosmos.

Ah.. Didn't notice "is there a meaning of life" is a philosophical question. Agreed, Rev.

[5thHorseman]

Hitchens himself could have said that.

And that's pretty much it isn't it? No meaning but certain things fulfill you, so you do them over and over.

Seen this mooted before and you always get a theist come along and say "if there is no meaning, and you just do things because you enjoy them, why don't you go around killing people or something?"

Because Atheists aren't bloodthirsty warmongerers as Christian Americans are.

Well, because I like eating cakes more.

Precisely.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?

There isn't any meaning.Period.

We ASCRIBE meaning and purpose, that's one of the functions of religion.


ME? I appreciate every day;life to me is beautiful and so very precious. (well,mine is) Most human beings are neither.


Mmmmm, bacon and egg sammies.

[Erinome]

I believe our meaning is what we want our meaning to be. There isn't any evidence that even suggests that we have a meaning as a species.

My meaning is to be a mother to my kids, and raise them to be critical thinkers who skeptically interrogate everything, especially authority. By doing this, I hope that they will grow up and have a positive impact on society, and live happy lives. Otherwise, I want to help people find refuge from judgment, which is why I am a pregnancy crisis counselor. Being kind, genuinely caring, and touching people's lives in a positive way gives me great joy, thus making my life meaningful... to me, that is.

I also like fucking.

[Epimethean]

The meaning of life is being alive and preferably not wasting too much time wondering what it all adds up to.

[Welsh cake]

Just a thread posted out of curiosity. The question is: In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?

The finality of death renders life utterly meaningless.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

'Road To Nowhere' comes to mind.

[houseofcantor]

For thirty two years mine was a life without direction. Not surprisingly, I ended up in the joint. Where I had a jailhouse conversion. I drew this girl:



Now it's eleven years of love and madness. I have transcended god and am after the greatest prize in the known universe - the human derivant of the "Witwiki symbolism."

Translation: there ain't no point, but it is good not to be pointless.