- Joined
- 01 Oct 04
- Moves
- 12095
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI get the picture.
I don't think life has a purpose. That is, there is no answer to "what is the purpose OF life." Life just is. It doesn't exist for someone's purpose.
There are many purposes IN my life, but they all come down to one purpose (or two) I suppose; the maximization of my happiness and the minimization of my pain.
What if it brings happiness to one person if he kills other people?
Originally posted by Prvt HarrisIf the primary concept of God is ubiquitous, then would not all of the questions and all of the answers be at least all partially right and all partially wrong at the same time? That being the case what is the purpose of the debate. It is just endless chatter and vanity at best.
you seem to be happy picking holes in other peoples answers. please answer your own questions so the rest of us can go off on a tangent at your thoughts.
1 edit
Originally posted by dj2becker1) Matt (aka "Ironstar" )
Who am I?
Where do I come from?
What is the meaning of life?
Where do I go when I die?
I believe my faith has the best answers for these questions...
2) I'm a creation of God....as I believe all humans are....
3) To get others to be saved by the grace of God.....
4) Since I am a Christian, I believe that I will go to heaven, because I have been saved by the power of God.....
- Joined
- 01 Oct 04
- Moves
- 12095
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhat if it does? I don't know what exactly you're asking.
Sorry. The Spirituality forum takes a lot of mental work and I haven't been in the mood for that sort of thing lately.
[b]What if it brings happiness to one person if he kills other people?
What if it does? I don't know what exactly you're asking.[/b]
You said:"There are many purposes IN my life, but they all come down to one purpose (or two) I suppose; the maximization of my happiness and the minimization of my pain."
My question is thus directed as you: If the purpose of your life is the maximization of happiness, would you have a problem with someone else maximizing their own happiness by means of killing other people, if killing other people was a means of maximizing their own happiness?
Originally posted by dj2beckerYes I would have a problem with that, unless the ones being killed didn't mind being killed.
[b]What if it does? I don't know what exactly you're asking.
You said:"There are many purposes IN my life, but they all come down to one purpose (or two) I suppose; the maximization of my happiness and the minimization of my pain."
My question is thus directed as you: If the purpose of your life is the maximization of happiness, would you have a ...[text shortened]... killing other people, if killing other people was a means of maximizing their own happiness?[/b]
- Joined
- 01 Oct 04
- Moves
- 12095
Originally posted by WulebgrYou sure hold a high opinion of yourself.😉
[b]Who am I?
Wulebgr, a leech
Where do I come from?
the waters beneath
What is the meaning of life?
suck blood (nutrition); play chess (entertainment)
Where do I go when I die?
In a trout's stomach, and then back to the deep.[/b]
- Joined
- 01 Oct 04
- Moves
- 12095
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI find it unpleasant when people benefit at others' expense.
Life is not a sentient entity, and therefore cannot have purposes.
I find it unpleasant when people benefit at others' expense.
Why? If people are just the products of a cosmic burp, and have no intrinsic value, I see no reason why you should find it unpleasant at all.