What is the meaning of life?

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   Greg Seredaposted 12 years ago

   
   For me, the meaning of life consists mainly of having a relationship with God and sharing with other.

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      Shinkickerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That's a pretty narrow definition Greg. Perhaps atheists and agnostics might also find true meaning to their lives in whichever way.

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         Greg Seredaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Are you an atheist or agnostic? Please, share your views.

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            paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            What does labratness have to do with religion?

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      Maddie Ruudposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      42.

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         paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Gotta love that...

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      A Troubled Manposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That's it? Nothing else? No family, friends, dreams or anything else gives meaning to your life? Just the worship of an invisible super being that may or may not even exist? You toss the entire enchilada that is your one and only life into a basket over some ancient medieval holy book written by ignorant goat herders and dust farmers who believed the world was flat and the earth was the center of the universe?

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         crater123posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         You do have the bible for reference that's how you know there is a God . And believe me there's a God he's helped me through a lot of bad times in my life.. Just start reading you're Bible and God will speak to you. Also it does have meaning to you're life with friends and family. Believing is a choice that God gives you.

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      crater123posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree with that having a relationship with God is awesome!!!! If you have a faith in God and count on him and do what he wants you to do there nothing he can't do for you.

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   There flat-out is no meaning to life. That means you can make it be whatever you want it to be.
   
   Fellow Lab Rats Unite!

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      mischeviousmeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      For life there is no meaning, other than the meaning one gives it. If there is no reason, there is no meaning.

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         paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I'll go one better.
         
         There can be reason, and there is still no meaning.
         
         That is what labratdom is all about.

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   Shadesbreathposted 12 years ago

   If you pay any heed to what very old people will tell you, those who are dying, or the less barbaric and/or silly parts of many of the currently popular religions, or, for that matter, to the message of much that is great in time-tested literature, you'll notice that the bottom line seems to be roughly always the same:
   
   Relationships.
   
   People on their deathbeds reflect back on the people they have loved. They reflect on how they treated those people and typically wish they'd treated them better, appreciated them more, etc.
   
   The only mention of God at that point is usually hope, expectation or fear, depending on one's disposition. Which one of those three it turns out to be for any individual is usually dictated by how that individual treated the people in their lives.
   
   All people need people. Not all people need a god/spirit/magical entity.

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      Shanna11posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I feel like you read the same CNN article as me...

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         Shadesbreathposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Haven't read one any time in recent memory, but if you link it, I'll have a look.

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            Shanna11posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/2 … -they-die/
            
            
            I skimmed it, but I think it sums up what you said.

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               Shadesbreathposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               It's a lovely article, and yeah, it pretty much hit the same theme. Which just goes to show, it really is an old, well-established idea. Everyone tries to complicate it. Wrap dogma around it. Build a following out of it. When it's really very simple and requires no church. Just be good to people, especially those who matter most to you. Because, in the end, that's what will give you peace. Not how rich you were, how powerful you were, or even how regularly you attended church, mosque or synagog.

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                  jomineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Nothing more needs to be added.

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                     mischeviousmeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     The meaning of life, is that there is only a meaning one can attach to it. If I knew the meaning of life, I'd have to right 20 volumes just to graze the surface. The meaning would then, only be my perspective view of the the matter and would only be a meaning by concept.

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                        jomineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        It comes down to this, do Good to oneself and the people that matters most, doesn't it? In simple terms. Your book will be regarding how you can accomplish that, which is different for different people.

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                           mischeviousmeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           Exactly... I can no more guide my own path as I can that of another. In life we go where we go and do what we do, what ever meaning one finds, is the meaning one gives it.

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      Shinkickerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Well said Shadesbreath.

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      schoolgirlforrealposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      logical

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   nextgoodthingposted 12 years ago

   In my view, life is the school for humans to grow as beings before the soul transitions to a higher place.

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That is one of my fantasies.
      
      I would love for you to be right.

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         nextgoodthingposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I guess you must have faith and believe. We live the life we make to ourselves....and after that only God knows.... but if you believed and worked for it you might get your shot!

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            getitriteposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            God?!!!

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   And maybe you are.

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   A long time coming...
   
   But I have come to provisionaly conclude that faith does not equal logic...

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, please, please, please... Someone dispute that...
      
      I'll get back to you tomorrow.

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   I have more experience than I have let on here regarding this subject.

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   Diane Insideposted 12 years ago

   The meaning of life is different for everyone, no two are alike.  The meaning of life is what you chose it to be.  We all have our own reasons for the meaning of life.  Its what you live for. 
   
   I live for my parents, my husband, my friends and so forth.
   
   I treat people with respect and try to be a good person.  And when opportunity arises I try to be better than I am. 
   
   Some people make it their mission to protect children, or animals. Some chose jobs that help others.  Some chose to create art.  Now just because art doesn't save anyone physically doesn't mean it is meaningless.  Art uplifts the spirit, makes life fun and interesting.
   
   So every aspect of what people chose to do has a purpose in life. Thank God for diversity.  It is what sustains us, makes us stronger, and fortifies us.
   
   So the meaning of life to me, is simple, it is whatever you chose it to be.

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      crater123posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Amen to that

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         Diane Insideposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks crater I'm glad you feel the same way.

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   LeanManposted 12 years ago

   It's still 42, ask any mouse!!!

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    sean23posted 11 years ago

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    http://www.worldtransformation.com/what … g-of-life/

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