Why do I get a warning for simply telling the truth but no one gets told off for being so rude to me? I don't think I want to be here now. Goodbye.
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Purpose of life
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Motherfucking Jesus. Have I given you Rep yet Napoleon, but you deserve one for making that idiot walk.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside? The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm (March 22, 2012 at 12:27 pm)Saved Wrote:How much did your life amount to, friend?(March 21, 2012 at 12:42 am)MysticKnight Wrote: I think an easy answer to this, is "to live it". Maybe you can give me some examples of your life, and purpose that makes you feel so fulfilled. Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti? RE: Purpose of life
March 22, 2012 at 2:28 pm
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(March 22, 2012 at 6:04 am)kılıç_mehmet Wrote: "The life purpose of a Turk is to serve Turkism. And the purpose of Turkism is to serve Turkishness." "Turkishness" - racists never seem to amaze me with their inventive ways of using words. (March 22, 2012 at 12:45 pm)Napoleon Wrote:(March 22, 2012 at 12:27 pm)Saved Wrote: This is why most of you lot are living empty, worthless and sinful lives that will amount to nothing Well said Napoleon...well said RE: Purpose of life
March 22, 2012 at 3:41 pm
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(March 22, 2012 at 12:20 pm)Insanity x Wrote: Then the term altruism is wrong. No human behavior is selfless there is always a motive. The key of altruism being that the primary beneficiary is someone other than yourself. But I agree, altruism is an irrational and impracticable ideal. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: If you ensure a "utterly selfish" or "utterly altruistic" extreme model, you could also argue the case selfless altruism does not really exist either. Note the difference. Utterly selfish means there is no benefit for anyone other than oneself, plain selfish means benefit to oneself is the primary and benefit to others is secondary. Utterly altruistic means there is no benefit for oneself, plain altruistic means that the benefit for others is the primary and that to oneself is secondary. While the "utterly" models are complete opposites, the "plain" models are irreconcilable as well. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: All actions generally originate in terms of some selfish need or requirement to be fulfilled or expectation of reciprocity. Much like the selfish gene, whilst not promoting any sort of will upon it, the reasons to help others are rooted in your own self-serving instincts whether you mean to or not. Then don't pretend that it is altruistic if the primary motive is self-serving. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: Certainly exceptions can be argued, but they are rare. Your argument is that altruism must mean that you do not live life to the fullest, which I dispute. Here's my argument - 1. Living life to the fullest requires you to put yourself and your life as the primary motivation of your actions. 2. Altruism requires that that you put yourself and your life in a second place. Therefore, any altruistic action results in you not living your life to the fullest. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: Many people would consider that having a child is part of a full life, to them at least, although by no means a universal. This example would hold if you could show that having a child was an altruistic endeavor. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: The tradition and acceptance of the golden rule of morality is steeped in this selfish altruism, in that we sacrifice some of our own happiness in order to prevent others from harm, and by doing so, protect a non-chaotic state which allows us to live our life fully in other ways. Contributing to social disorder is understood on some level to detract from our fulfillment of a full life. If it ends up being an advantage, then it is not a sacrifice, but plain common sense. If we are following the golden rule with expectation of reciprocation, then we are not being altruistic, since in this case our needs and desires form the primary motivations. (March 22, 2012 at 12:24 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: More to the point, while linguistically an oxymoron, it describes the majority of interactions which are rarely purely hedonistic or selfless. Actually, you'd be doing yourself a favor if you looked at it only linguistically. The dictionary meaning of the word has been so watered down that it bears little resemblance to the ethical doctrine it represents. The word was coined by August Comte, and the ethical doctrine it represents states that "individuals had a moral obligation to renounce self-interest and live for others", further going on to state "[The] social point of view cannot tolerate the notion of rights, for such notion rests on individualism. We are born under a load of obligations of every kind, to our predecessors, to our successors, to our contemporaries. After our birth these obligations increase or accumulate, for it is some time before we can return any service.... This ["to live for others"], the definitive formula of human morality, gives a direct sanction exclusively to our instincts of benevolence, the common source of happiness and duty. [Man must serve] Humanity, whose we are entirely." Linguistic oxymorons can still be rational. But as concepts, selfishness and altruism are simply irreconcilable.
There is no given purpose, but that doesn't mean why can't enjoy it.
If I were to give my own purpose it would be to learn as much as I can before I croak.
(March 22, 2012 at 6:20 pm)Greeny Wrote: There is no given purpose, but that doesn't mean why can't enjoy it. To which extend can you enjoy things, until you get bored? Or until you have no further economic means to reach new things? Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti? |
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