The Meaning of Life - Is it happiness? (No, seriously) - General

In my personal opinion, life is about making you and those around you happy, and if interpreted in a certain way, the teachings of religion also say this. [QUOTE=Mark 12:31]"The second is this: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as thou lovest thyself.' "Other Commandment greater than these there is none."[/QUOTE] [I]Treat those like you wish to be treated yourself, make those happy and they shall make you happy in return[/I] [QUOTE=1 Peter 3:14]But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;[/QUOTE] [I]No matter what happens in life, be happy, regardless of the consequences[/I] [QUOTE=Matthew 5:9 ]Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.[/QUOTE] [I]They who stride to make peace are they who follow God's will[/I] [QUOTE=Buddha]Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.[/QUOTE] And of course in other senses as well. Is a life without happiness really a life at all? You only really have one (following your beliefs), so have a good one? (Although I'm athiest, I still think religious scripts have a lot of morals, many of which are guidelines on how to be happy in the culture in which they were written).

as long as you're human you live to be happy. if you're incapable of doing so then your best bet is to start over (suicide maybe?)

I dont think you can do that but the next time you should wearing a helmet.

[QUOTE=Merc Z I;42025198]Some people decide not to reproduce to avoid responsibilities, though they still have the desire to have sex. People have created methods of sex that don't end up impregnating the female to full said desire without having the responsibility of raising a child, whilst some people won't have sex in their entire lives.[/QUOTE] Ok then, but having sex is not the same as reproducing: I love sex, but I want to avoid reproduction. Also, by the way you have defended you argument I assume you have used definition 1 (in my previous post). That means you only need to find a single person that doesn't want to have sex to disprove your theory. [editline]6th September 2013[/editline] (I already argued against definition 1 in my previous post)

For me, i believe that consiousness exists because the universe is making an effort to become aware of itself. So for me, the meaning of life is to raise our awareness. To take the challenge presented to us by reality, by death. What i mean by that is, death is challenging us. Life is simply the pressure of death. Whenever we move or feel like doing something, its because we feel the reality of how temporary we are. Life cannot exist without death.

I think the meaning of life is sex

There is no point. Deal with it

Ignorance is bliss, if you're able to see the world for what it is happiness is impossible.

The meaning of life is whatever you choose it to be.

The meaning of life is to conquer and dominate all life.

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;41888763]The meaning of life is to seek out the meaning to life. A forward progression ultimately trying to end up where it began.[/QUOTE] I like this idea. I really do. While happiness and survival play a big role in our Life; they still are pretty much subcategories we strive towards with the real deal being what you said.

[QUOTE=HammeredDog;42443358]I like this idea. I really do. While happiness and survival play a big role in our Life; they still are pretty much subcategories we strive towards with the real deal being what you said.[/QUOTE] Zenreon's statement is a self-defeating one. If it were true then it is impossible to know it's true without already reaching the goal. If you know that the meaning of life is to seek out the meaning of life, then Hurrah! You have found the meaning of life (to seek it out) and have therefore finished your search and accomplished your purpose.

[QUOTE=sgman91;42443748]Zenreon's statement is a self-defeating one. If it were true then it is impossible to know it's true without already reaching the goal. If you know that the meaning of life is to seek out the meaning of life, then Hurrah! You have found the meaning of life (to seek it out) and have therefore finished your search and accomplished your purpose.[/QUOTE] But you don't know that do you?

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;42445706]But you don't know that do you?[/QUOTE] Either a person doesn't know and can't intentionally progress towards the goal. Or the goal has already been achieved. There is no way to actively pursue that goal.

Asking questions like this is basically saying, "why is life...". Using the word why, imply's meaning. There is no meaning, but believing that there is a meaning, makes life worth exploring.

Life is about trying to survive among your own people, and trying to become the top of all living thing in the universe. So really, life is just about winning.

I live because it is a natural process. I work because I am compelled to as part of society in order to pay for things I need to live.

[QUOTE=ViralHatred;42453201]I live because it is a natural process. I work because I am compelled to as part of society in order to pay for things I need to live.[/QUOTE] Rape is also a natural process...

Meaning of life is to find all the Black Monoliths and then become a star child. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)"][Reference][/URL] Seriously though, the meaning of life is most likely to reach the next stage of human evolution. To allow ourselves to solve death? To travel to other planets, systems, dimensions?

[QUOTE=sgman91;42455017]Rape is also a natural process...[/QUOTE] Okay. Thanks for the completely irrelevant reference to rape.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life[/url] I found it, where's my cookie?

[QUOTE=Agent_Control;42477582]Okay. Thanks for the completely irrelevant reference to rape.[/QUOTE] He argued that he lives BECAUSE it is natural. If one should do things BECAUSE they are natural, then they should rape BECAUSE it is natural. I was attempting to show the absurdity of that line of reasoning, sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

To me, Life has no meaning. The meaning of Life is the act to live; If you are alive, you have a life. If you are almost alive ( Clinical Death ), consider your life being traded between life and death. If you die, Death win, he get the life. But if Life wins, Life keeps it as long he wants. However, Death is fair: There is no cheating with death. And if you say Life is hard, Life is not hard, it's you who is shit acting in life, it's entirely your fault. At the end, i would say, Life has no meaning at all: You decide the meaning.

Existence precedes action, therefore a perfect being would necessarily prioritize existence to an infinitely higher degree than action. Effectively, there is only one type of "perfect", and everyone becomes more similar to each other as they approach it. It's not exactly a meaning, but everything is fated to move in the same direction. No matter what you decide on, it would produce the same result when executed perfectly.

[QUOTE=Audio-Surfer;42497025]Existence precedes action, therefore a perfect being would necessarily prioritize existence to an infinitely higher degree than action. Effectively, there is only one type of "perfect", and everyone becomes more similar to each other as they approach it. It's not exactly a meaning, but everything is fated to move in the same direction. No matter what you decide on, it would produce the same result when executed perfectly.[/QUOTE] Perfect in what sense?

Life has no meaning, it doesn't need one.

[QUOTE=sgman91;42497295]Perfect in what sense?[/QUOTE] Infinite foresight. The ability to predict outcomes is the key feature of intelligence after all.

[QUOTE=Audio-Surfer;42500295]Infinite foresight. The ability to predict outcomes is the key feature of intelligence after all.[/QUOTE] It seems you are arbitrarily giving value to infinite foresight. I don't see how that is the key feature of intelligent life. Using energy, for example, is much more fundamental than foresight.

[QUOTE=sgman91;42501813]It seems you are arbitrarily giving value to infinite foresight. I don't see how that is the key feature of intelligent life. Using energy, for example, is much more fundamental than foresight.[/QUOTE] What do you mean by "using energy"? Everything that changes could be said to "use energy". Do you mean directing it in specific ways? That involves anticipating a result from a series of actions, which is foresight.

[QUOTE=Audio-Surfer;42503079]What do you mean by "using energy"? Everything that changes could be said to "use energy". Do you mean directing it in specific ways? That involves anticipating a result from a series of actions, which is foresight.[/QUOTE] Literally eating food and using it to move by taking the energy out of it. The completely natural and uncontrolled process.