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Purpose of life?

Discussion in 'General Support and Advice' started by Mr Sensitive, Jan 7, 2016.

  1. Mr Sensitive

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    Ever wonder what is purpose of life? To procreate? To attain happiness? It's pretty frustrating when one's sexual orientation is in conflict with life's purpose:bang:.
     
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  2. IDont Say Aboot

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    Well that's a pretty big question but plenty of people live meaningful lives without procreating... I think that it is to help other people, but I'm a noob at philosophy.
     
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    Welcome to EC! :slight_smile: hopefully EC will be as good to you as it was to me! :slight_smile:
     
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    In some ways, I think the journey of finding the purpose more meaningful than the purpose itself. If you find the purpose, it just limits your perspective. I think life is what you make it at the end of the day.
     
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    I would say that there is no purpose or point to existence. The universe is a mostly empty void rarely interrupted by insignificant clots of mostly dead matter. The whole thing is mindlessly driven forward by a set of physical constants and processes that have no meaning nor point nor value.

    So that leaves me free to determine and work toward whatever purpose I choose. (!)

    The same would apply for everyone else.:thumbsup:

    Todd