What is the purpose, the meaning of life?

[reina23]

I believe it is to live and pass your genes along.

Observe the animal kingdom. What do they spend most of their time doing? Seeking food, and trying to survive. What is the male's most important job? (in most cases) To mate with as many females as possible (ex: Lions). Thats all most animals do: eat, sleep, mate, raise their young.

I believe it is no different for humans, except to do more living, and help others.
And in my life, I strive to be me, think for myself, and to do something.. have a purpose on this planet.. to not be forgotten when I die.

 

[Anduril]

I believe the meaning of life is to serve God, and Jesus showed how we can do this to the best of our ability. Thats the example God intended for us to follow, not the behaviour of animals.

 

[reina23]

We are more or less animals. Just more intelligent ones.

 

[gwenmead]

Why does life need a purpose?

Life simply exists.

 

[reina23]

My life has a purpose. A purposeless life is hardly a life.

 

[Tangnefedd]

I hope I can do some good as I live my life.

 

[Toboe]

I believe it is to live and pass your genes along.

Observe the animal kingdom. What do they spend most of their time doing? Seeking food, and trying to survive. What is the male's most important job? (in most cases) To mate with as many females as possible (ex: Lions). Thats all most animals do: eat, sleep, mate, raise their young.

I believe it is no different for humans, except to do more living, and help others.
And in my life, I strive to be me, think for myself, and to do something.. have a purpose on this planet.. to not be forgotten when I die.

Damn you hit it right on the nail.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Biologically, like it has already been stated, our bodies are just long-term vectors for the transmission of genes.

Religiously, all sorts of things...

 

[justanobserver]

To exist - eat, sleep, procreate, have shelter, food, clothing. Everything else as to how you get the things you need to exist is up to you what you can make it.

 

[flicka]

I don't know. There. I said it.

 

[Spinrad]

I believe it is to live and pass your genes along.

Observe the animal kingdom. What do they spend most of their time doing? Seeking food, and trying to survive. What is the male's most important job? (in most cases) To mate with as many females as possible (ex: Lions). Thats all most animals do: eat, sleep, mate, raise their young.

I believe it is no different for humans, except to do more living, and help others.
And in my life, I strive to be me, think for myself, and to do something.. have a purpose on this planet.. to not be forgotten when I die.

What is the meaning of gravity?

 

[psychedelicist]

I couldn't tell you the meaning to life itself as I don't know, or perhaps it doesn't even exist. I could tell you the meaning to my life however, and it's close to what you were saying. You say the purpose of your life is to live out your evolutionary instincts (to procreate, raise young, etc.), but I'd like to go a bit farther. I'd like to do something, start, something, or at least be a part of something, that would help us advance, physically, mentally, etc. to a point where we evolve beyond being just human entirely. I doubt I'd ever actually see this come to fruition of course, but like I said, if I can start or be a part of something that will get this started that would be enough for me.

 

[reina23]

You say the purpose of your life is to live out your evolutionary instincts (to procreate, raise young, etc.), but I'd like to go a bit farther. I'd like to do something, start, something, or at least be a part of something, that would help us advance, physically, mentally, etc. to a point where we evolve beyond being just human entirely. I doubt I'd ever actually see this come to fruition of course, but like I said, if I can start or be a part of something that will get this started that would be enough for me.

Yes, as do I. Like I said in another message on this topic; and to do something.. have a purpose on this planet.. to not be forgotten when I die.

 

[psychedelicist]

Yes, as do I. Like I said in another message on this topic; and to do something.. have a purpose on this planet.. to not be forgotten when I die.

Oh I guess I didn't read those earlier posts well enough.

This post kind of reminds me of this writing my friend submitted to erowid not too long ago. Not the doing mushrooms part but the general theme of the experience.

 

[Nightson]

Life has a purpose if you give it one.

 

[Cian]

My purpose in life is to enjoy it to the fullest as long as I have it.

 

[Nightson]

***...how did I let this slip past me

Q: What is the meaning of life?

A: 42

there, I made the joke, all the rest of you have to write serious answers now

 

[Mariette]

Nightson,
I was getting worried that no one had put that one down!

 

[Eudaimonist]

Observe the animal kingdom. What do they spend most of their time doing? Seeking food, and trying to survive. What is the male's most important job? (in most cases) To mate with as many females as possible (ex: Lions). Thats all most animals do: eat, sleep, mate, raise their young.

All you are doing is explaining how lions do act, not how they should act. In other words, this is descriptive and not prescriptive.

What does a description of how animals do act mean for how human beings should act?

 

[Gracchus]

My purpose probably isn't your purpose, and so, the meaning of meaning of my life isn't the meaning of yours.