What is the point to life?

Ran-Taro · #1 October 6th, 2003, 06:28 AM

"Everything that has a beggining, has an end"

Sorry to quote a movie trailer, but it's a meaningful truism for me.

Or, another way to think about it - does a raindrop only have meaning while it is falling?

Or does it return to being part of a greater meaning when absorbed back into the earth?

For a fleeting moment it seems to have the freedom of it's own form, but really it is always a part of greater whole. We too are like this.

You can accept the reality of the illusion, or you can despair and waste it.

I believe joy has meaning, even though it ends.

Instar · #2 October 6th, 2003, 06:45 AM

Biologically, it is to reproduce and then increase your offspring's chances of success at mating. Some species do the rabbit approach (make a zillion babies, some will survive maybe) or the human was of doing things is to have few children and spend large amounts of energy on them to increase their odds.
Spiritually, I suppose the point of life is to attune yourself to whatever religion/beliefset or whatever.
Me though, I am here to take over the world.

Baron Grazic · #3 October 6th, 2003, 07:13 AM

Somebody woke up in a bad mood today.

As for me, I'm not going to die, and I'm going to keep saying that until the day I fall over and never get up.

Wizarc · #4 October 6th, 2003, 08:25 AM

Sex is nice. If your having lots of sex your not thinking about dying yet!

Oh, yeah! wanted to add this. Phooey on religion. Who cares.

[ October 06, 2003, 07:27: Message edited by: Wizarc ]

StarBaseSweeper · #5 October 6th, 2003, 08:27 AM

I may think that the drop of rain has no meaning until a sentient being look or think about it.

"Meaning" is maybe meaningfull only for sentient being.

And yes, I do not think you know you will die when born, but I think you are taught you will rather fast.

General Woundwort · #6 October 6th, 2003, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Wizarc:
Oh, yeah! wanted to add this. Phooey on religion. Who cares.

Just be sure that that's absolutely true before acting on it. It'd be a pity to find out afterwards it's not...

dogscoff · #7 October 6th, 2003, 10:10 AM

What's life for? Why, it's for figuring out what life is for, of course.

Oh, and to ask someone else is cheating, so you didn't just read this.