Purpose of Life?

Question

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Why are we here? Becuase we are a form of matter that can reproduce itself, and has, to such a level that it can contemplate its past, present, and future, as we're doing now, in cyberspace. So now exists a duality of character - our human, animal side, whose purpose is wholly to ensure its survival through many complex mechanisms (happiness, fear, sexuality) so that it can make more of itself. But matter has finally reached its apex, its "breaking point" (i.e. the ability to finally see past this shallowness through a mechanism that once better supported its survival, reason). This new half of ourselves, our rational side, is what I am focusing on. We know our baser half's motives, but what should our purpose be for this half? I am counting out happiness as the purpose in life, assuming it to be simply a quality of our "material" side. Is reason also? As happiness is to our human sides, what is to be strived for by our rational half?

Answer 1

I think the purpose of life is whatever you make of it.

Answer 2

there is such a thing as intellectual happiness, and besides, reason is just the  tech support dude for the "baser half"!

Answer 3

s*x to instinct is like money to the rationale.  With a couple of beer down the line, the focus could easily switch back to s*x once again.

A toast to all the s*x addicts of the world!

Answer 4

Rationally there is no reason that we exist ... that's the answer. The irrational is where the true answer lies we are here to serve God and each other and find contentment in not being number one but surrendering for someone else's betterment. The reason this is not rational in there is no proof just faith.It's not scientific but I believe it.

Answer 5

People often can't answer this question because they don't even know what the question means.

What does it mean to have purpose? Purpose as defined by webster online "2 a: a statement expressing the essential nature of something "

Now that says ESSENTIAL. To me that means NEEDED. NECESSARY.

So for something to have purpose, it must be in relation to something else. That means purpose is subjective; meaning purpose has no natural/rational explanation.

Lets delve into this further, cause ive thoguth a long time and i want to talk about it haah.

Lets place ourselves in two possible universes.

The first is the rational/scientific big bang universe with no God attached. It's pretty obvious that in this universe, we have no purpose. If life itself were extinguished, who would care? Why does life need to exist anyway? It really doesn't NEED to. In fact, existence really doesn't need to. It just does; there isn't purpose behind it.

The second is the God universe with the ultimate, allpowerful creator. Even in this universe, we're ultimately devoid of meaning. This is because we would derive our meaning from God, but what is God's meaning? Why does God NEED to exist?

He doesn't. If God were non-existant, there would be nothing to care about it. The universe, with or without God, is pointless because existence doesn't NEED to exist. it just does.

Thats how i see it anyway. So basically, I'm a nihilist, but the obvious corollary is that if nothing has a purpose or any natural value or significance, then nobody is gonna point a gun at me if i lie to myself and make believe that it is important.

Thats what I do. I let my emotions handle the task of self-worth and purpose because, inevitably, the question itself is subjective and emotions are real good with subjective things.

What is the purpose of bacteria in relation to ultimate existence?

It's far less complicated than us, and yet i have trouble telling you the purpose of bacteria. I can only say the purpose of bacteria in relation to earth, but why should earth exist? Wats the purpose of earth? Whats the purpose of our galaxy? Of the universe? Of existence?

Answer 6

Good Night............

Answer 7

That what happens, we are questioning the very purpose..instead to join it happily..what is purpose of a purpose? Life is a purpose of itself...you do not have to go further, just enjoy a simple revelation ..and live it with appreciation.