There is no "meaning of life."

For me, the full circle of life is to have no meaning. We're not supposed to mean anything. The people we leave behind need to cope, and get on with things. Nothing about me ought to trouble them. Move on, be content.
 

CallMeKate said:
You can put forth the proposition. And I can đź’Ż% disagree with it. And I do. Our purpose in life isn't going to come up and bite us on the backside... we need to look for it. Yours won't be the same as mine, but how incredibly sad life would be if I'd think of myself as an organism floating aimlessly through my days with no purpose.
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I hope you read the second part of my post, which is in total agreement with what you said.
 

If we're discussing 'the meaning of life' personally, then I don't know.
If we're discussing it objectively, then I believe that the purpose of life is to evolve. Evolution toward a more perfect organism.
 
As I related in my above post, "purpose" and "meaning" are different terms so confused members just like philosophers are not answering the term "meaning".
 
We all have our own beliefs and thoughts regarding our lives and what other values we believe in. We cannot prove to others 'satisfaction' that we are correct, no matter! But others cannot prove me wrong to my satisfaction. What is important to me is that I do have my own beliefs on these subjects...otherwise why would I continue to live?
 
What about the bridge builder who built bridges to help others travel from one place to another with greater ease and speed? If the purpose of life is : we're born, and we die, then how we fill the in between time is the meaning of life. :unsure: :unsure:
 
For atheists, what meaning they give to life, if any at all, is a matter of choice. For example some atheists might decide on hedonism or the derivation of pleasure as the purpose of life.

Hedonism refers to the prioritization of pleasure in one's lifestyle, actions, or thoughts. The term can include a number of theories or practices across philosophy, art, and psychology, encompassing both sensory pleasure and more intellectual or personal pursuits, but can also be used in everyday parlance as a pejorative for the egoistic pursuit of short-term gratification at the expense of others.

However, from a theistic view, that purpose is determined by a higher power. In the case of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, such a purpose is determined by a creator whom they refer to as God.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13 â–ş
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Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
 
Radrook said:
For atheists, what meaning they give to life, if any at all, is a matter of choice. For example some atheists might decide on hedonism or the derivation of pleasure as the purpose of life.

Hedonism refers to the prioritization of pleasure in one's lifestyle, actions, or thoughts. The term can include a number of theories or practices across philosophy, art, and psychology, encompassing both sensory pleasure and more intellectual or personal pursuits, but can also be used in everyday parlance as a pejorative for the egoistic pursuit of short-term gratification at the expense of others.

However, from a theistic view, that purpose is determined by a higher power. In the case of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, such a purpose is determined by a creator whom they refer to as God.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13 â–ş
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Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
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None of us ants in our closed quart jar can possibly know God except subjectively --in our own heads. That's why faith is essential. Faith in a personal God whose immediate purpose seems to be, or maybe not, vindication.
Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord. --Romans 12:19
 
gruntlabor said:
None of us ants in our closed quart jar can possibly know God except subjectively --in our own heads. That's why faith is essential. Faith in a personal God whose immediate purpose seems to be, or maybe not, vindication.
Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord. --Romans 12:19
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Everything we know, or think we know, must be within our heads by default since that is where our consciousness resides, in our heads. Does that mean that truths are beyond our comprehension and that everything must be doubted because we perceive it in our heads? Well, seems as if the premise is flawed since there are indeed knowable things as perceived within our heads.

True about vindication. The deity is said to have been accused as being a selfish liar by one of his disobedient creatures. So a vindication is indeed necessary from a biblical standpoint.
 
Radrook said:
Everything we know, or think we know, must be within our heads by default since that is where our consciousness resides, in our heads. Does that mean that truths are beyond our comprehension and that everything must be doubted because we perceive it in our heads? Well, seems as if the premise is flawed since there are indeed knowable things as perceived within our heads.

True about vindication. The deity is said to have been accused as being a selfish liar by one of his disobedient creatures. So a vindication is indeed necessary from a biblical standpoint.
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That's what I guess Descartes thought too when he said, 'I think, therefore I am' (translated).
 

There is no "meaning of life." Or you are mistaken?​

 

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