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Philosophy Does life have a purpose?, A philosophical question

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post May 31 2010, 06:22 PM

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we have the same purpose as a tree.
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post May 31 2010, 06:27 PM

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QUOTE(Deadlocks @ May 31 2010, 06:24 PM)
Too bad we're not the tree to understand it.
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haha. wut do u think the purpose of trees are?

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post May 31 2010, 06:29 PM

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QUOTE(zstan @ May 31 2010, 06:28 PM)
provide oxygen for  the rest of the earth.
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thats one good point. any other? anything...one or two more reasons...and u'll get the picture.

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post May 31 2010, 06:32 PM

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QUOTE(bonethug1212 @ May 31 2010, 06:30 PM)
then why bother with looking for enlightenment? hmm.gif
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can u answer my riddle?

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QUOTE(zstan @ May 31 2010, 06:30 PM)
provide shelter for animals.

provide food for some organisms.

i still don't get the picture.  yawn.gif
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QUOTE(Deadlocks @ May 31 2010, 06:31 PM)
Well, if you're gonna ask like that, that's like asking a tree what the purpose of human being is.

This is because we concluded we knew the purpose of the tree only because we're experiencing through the 3rd-person point of view, through observation.

Imagine both of us trees, not knowing what is our purpose in life, and then ended up asking what is the purpose of a homosapien.
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Yup thats right. purpose in life is always given by the existence of another. everything on earth serve a purpose other than itself. in other words...we are all part of a large scheme. an ecosystem on a grand scale if u like. And we all live to serve the ecosystem in our own little ways. The problem with humans however, is we have an ego. Ego is the barrier to many of life's simplest understanding. With ego we start to think we are special. We're not.

So no, we do not have a purpose in life other than to be a contributing part of the system. To live in harmony within the system. To be part of the system.




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post May 31 2010, 06:53 PM

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QUOTE(Deadlocks @ May 31 2010, 06:49 PM)
If that's the case, why should humans even have EGO in the first place?
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i dont know. were we given an ego?

i've a feeling u are slooooWWWwwly drifting out of topic there... mellow.gif
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post Jun 3 2010, 09:08 AM

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QUOTE(dr2k3 @ Jun 2 2010, 07:54 PM)
the purpose of a life is to die
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doh.gif why dont u go die now and fulfill your purpose? idiot...

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post Jun 17 2010, 01:02 AM

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QUOTE(ComposMentis @ Jun 15 2010, 10:49 AM)
agreed , so that we have something to fall back on and motivate us to move forward  smile.gif
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move forward where?
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post Aug 4 2010, 12:38 AM

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Life is a journey towards death and nothing else. Anything u want to do in between is completely up to you and your circumstances.
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post Aug 9 2010, 09:13 PM

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why do animals live? what is the purpose of their lives? there in lies the answer.
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post Aug 15 2010, 11:32 AM

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QUOTE(adrian1984 @ Aug 15 2010, 02:10 AM)
What makes you think the answer is there?
Any evidence?
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what makes u think...as a living being..we're different from animals in relation to life? Yup...include trees in my question too. What is the life purpose of a tree...and there in lies the answer.

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Aug 15 2010, 11:32 PM)
The purpose of animal or plant is so obvious....What a ridiciously question that is

The purpose of my dog is to eat, sleep, bark, f***, run and die..that's all
Human can be like animal too. Eat, sleep, work, f***, steal, study, and much more.
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why?

to ask for a purpose is to know the 'why'.


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post Aug 19 2010, 07:49 PM

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QUOTE(onimusha_m16 @ Aug 18 2010, 01:11 PM)
let's bomb the earth.. everyone's dead = no purpose
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go study hard hard in school and dont play games so much ok. smile.gif

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QUOTE(adrian1984 @ Aug 20 2010, 12:35 AM)
Is the answer going to give you a purpose in life?
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duh...why do u think i ask. rolleyes.gif
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QUOTE(adrian1984 @ Aug 20 2010, 12:52 AM)
My answer: no arising thought. No arising, no falling.
I don't see a purpose, and I don't see not a purpose.

Purpose is meant for those who want to find it. Everybody have different purpose. "his" might not be same with "her" purpose. So, why care?
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and thus u proceed to miss the point. there is no 'his' purpose 'her' purpose. That would still be rooted in the ego. and if we want to talk philosophically, the ego is a very shallow basis to have a conversation about.

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QUOTE(adrian1984 @ Aug 20 2010, 01:14 AM)
there is no "his" or "her", there is no "you" and "me"...

so back to the question, purpose?

Thus I said, I don't see "purpose" as it is... no need to "create" purpose and start to think about "purpose"...
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there is a reason why the topic isnt about "your purpose", rather...its asking about life's purpose...as a whole. You need to bring awareness above your association with the ego in order to understand the implication of such topic. Yes, unless one can bring a definative argument to make humans special, to even discuss about purposes of humans is a question rooted in the ego. Hence my question....what is the purpose of plants and animals. there in lies the answer.

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QUOTE(Awakened_Angel @ Sep 4 2010, 09:46 PM)
true.... and ultimately, our main purpose is to be happy...

some try to get it from self satisfaction from achievements, religion, family, luxury etc
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to be happy is a desire, which ironically, serves no purpose.

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QUOTE(adrian1984 @ Aug 23 2010, 01:24 AM)
As a whole, is still regarding with the association of "object" and "name".
when there is "non-self", there where the "purpose" fit's in?
Is there a "self" in plants and animals?
When there is no "association", where comes the ego?

So what is the purpose of plants and animals then?
They don't even question their purpose, but human do.
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i dont think i get what i said...but nvm...


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