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Yes, sure. Is that supposed to be a problem?To you and others who said that you are sure about the meaning of your life:
Of course, most people can say something about the meaning of his/her life. But look at it this way: The meaning as you know it CHANGED and WILL CHANGE AGAIN (at the time you know better).
No, that doesn´t follow.That means, you do not really know what is it.
Again: How come you perceive this as a problem? And how exactly are theists exempted from changes in the meanings of their lives (and particularly from changes in their understanding of the meaning of their lives)?A theist, any theist, has no such problem.
Yes, sure. Is that supposed to be a problem?
No, that doesn´t follow.
Again: How come you perceive this as a problem? And how exactly are theists exempted from changes in the meanings of their lives (and particularly from changes in their understanding of the meaning of their lives)?
Meaning in life does change in its details over time because you as an individual change. If you think it is static for one's entire life, then you are the one who doesn't know your meaning in life.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Im sorry - I don´t understand this. Why would I expect the meaning of my life to change once I have died? And why would I even care?The problem is obvious: at the moment of your death, you still expect that the meaning of you life (which is going to be over) could change
Maybe to you. Maybe that´s why you believe in a God?That is a BIG problem.
Why is that?For a theist, the meaning of life is given, and is never changing.
You mean you don´t like the idea?So everyone has his/her own meaning of life at different stages of the life? That is not good.
Why do you think that meaning can be meaningless? What kind of semantic game are you playing here?It rendered the "meaning of life" meaningless.
So everyone has his/her own meaning of life at different stages of the life? That is not good. It rendered the "meaning of life" meaningless.
Really, that is meaningless.
Meaning has context. All of the meanings of one's life are important and meaningful in their respective contexts. I wouldn't be surprised at all if one's meaning in life should change for different stages of one's life. One's life as a retired old person is likely to involve different pursuits than a young person just entering the work force. Its meaning will be different because the context will be different. One will even be psychologically different. That doesn't make life any less meaningful because meaning does not have to be unchanging.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Im sorry - I don´t understand this. Why would I expect the meaning of my life to change once I have died? And why would I even care?
I wasn´t aware that this was the prophecy and psychic forum.You WILL care at the moment before you die. You changed a number of times on the meaning of your life in the past. You will not like the searching process. You may not even like the searching process right now.
"Drifting" is a term used to describe an unstable situation.
Yes, but I'm not talking about drifting.
When meaning in life changes, that doesn't mean that one is merely drifting in the sense of wandering about aimlessly or unproductively. Changes can be fully intentional, constructive, required by circumstances, and the product of wisdom and good judgment.
eudaimonia,
Mark
I wasn´t aware that this was the prophecy and psychic forum.
Of course any change has a good reason.
Drifting means continuous change, under control or not. Water moves a piece of wood forward. That is an example of drifting.
Water moving wood forward suggests that the wood has no aim of its own. Drifting suggests a kind of passive, aimless motion. That is why I am objecting to that term.
eudaimonia,
Mark
I guess you are against a steady, not-changing value of life, which is posted by almost any religion. Is that right?
I am against such meanings if they claim to be complete and exclusive meanings of life. They will likely leave one feeling that the specific and contextual purposes that one inevitably needs in life are not particularly meaningful, and may offer little guidance in the face of change. They will lead to rigidity in life.
I'm not against such meanings if they are abstract enough to encompass one's entire life, and are non-exclusive. This is possible in some cases, so I'm not going to make blanket statements about religion on this point.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Eudaimonia; what if such meanings are correct/truth; does this change the conclusion ?
What if I am wrong, am I wrong? Yes, if I am wrong then I guess that I am wrong, but that is begging the question.
eudaimonia,
Mark
I notice that "meaning of life" became "value of life" in the meantime.Any way, I guess you are against a steady, not-changing value of life, which is posted by almost any religion. Is that right?
Eudaimonia; what if such meanings are correct/truth; does this change the conclusion ?
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