So how I do it is I go to the main page of the forum to which I am going to post (in this case it would be "Philosophical Literature" then scroll down and on the bottom left there is a button that says "New Thread." Push. We have vigilant moderators here so try to make sure your thread is appropriate to the forum and doesn't contravene the rules (i.e. no politics, etc.).Originally Posted by poofyhead15
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I've always found it rather exciting to remember that there is a difference between what we experience and what we think it means.
thankyou very much
The point is that I can't exactly say what the meaning of life is to me. I could say that it is to be loved, to do good, to love and contribute to society, but i think that in order for me to say that something represents the meaning of life to me I really have to FEEL that it IS my meaning of life, but i don't. And also i would like to ask all of you, are the things that you listed the thing that consume you entirely? For if they don't they shouldn't have the "status" of things that give your life meaning. They would be more like thing that you aspire to, for the sake of living a, what is called normal and relatively fullfiled life. Something that gives meaning to life should be, in my opinion, absolutely sublime and if we were to really belive in it, we should dedicate our life to it.
Anyway it is my opinion that you can never completley find the meaning of life. For life itself is the serach for its own meaning. I liked the analogy with electrons, that shows exactly what I wanted to say here. We strive for meaning. But the meaning itself always changes - panta rei
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What is my meaning of life???? Never with the easy questionsNo one ever asks "Why do we live?" at which point I can give a nice and very scientific answer. So my meaning of life... I guess it would be to live (I don't mean that in any sarcastic sense). What I mean is give all you can to others, experience all you can absorb, learn more than you think was possible, and love freely and completely.
Life??? We are Life!! It's the thing that we always do. It must not be question coz it it would be question it would mean that we are questioning ourselves
"We love life not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving."
To be an experimentalist. Aka: Experiment with life no matter what you lose (as long as its not your life, your dignity or your gf/bf).
I used to be a nihilist. But, it seems that such a "deathful" perception on life is rather ridiculous.
Yes, but we question ourselves every minute, analyze our voices and thoughts, study our innermost motives. If we didn't question ourselves there would be no indecision.Life??? We are Life!! It's the thing that we always do. It must not be question coz it it would be question it would mean that we are questioning ourselves
Shall these bones live?
I think we should trust the conclusions we come to after giving something thorough, honest, searching and deep thought. We should trust our ability to tell right from wrong, but not assume everything we do is right. We should trust our conscience, but also apply our conscience to our actions, and not assume our actions are conscionable just because we have a conscience.
I think life is a game that you have to play it and keep on gonig no matter what!
Her heart is played like well worn strings; in her eyes the sadness sings; of one who was destined for better things.
This is a subject that will not be answered with any certainty in our lifetime or anybody elses. This is why philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and writers like Dostoevsky have the same captivating energy with audiences that they do now. The inspiration for my response occured to me while I was watching a movie by Ingmar Bergman. The film was called "Persona", and as I watched the images, I suddenly recieved a tremendous amount of inspiration. Bergman seemed to be speaking of a sort of simplicity as the answer. Each person should be confident in the innocent simplicity and power of their own individual persona. This is the way to find truth.
I also agree that people make things more complicated than they have to be. Abraham Maslow found that the healthiest 2% of people- his definition was loose, but there were certain people in his life he saw were outstanding in life and happiness, and he called them the healthiest 2%- didn't usually consider moral choices difficult at all. Actually his notes and writings are very inspiring to me.
bless you baki! i've been waiting for someone to ask me that for the longest time!
each person has a different goal in life, at first i didn't have one. i thought it had to be a piticular thing. boy was i wrong. i don't when i realized what i wanted to do, although i know it has been in the past months. i was probably alterated to think that as i listened to all of billy gilmans songs.
Pitiful creatur of darkness,
What kind of world have you known?
God give me courage to guide me,
You are not alone.
When I think of the meaning of life not big words do I remember neither do philosophical quotes come to mind. Its just a nursery rhyme that leaves me gaping at the fact how simple lines can explain such a big meaning. The rhyme is
Row,Row,row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily,Merrily,Merrily, Merrily
Life is but a dream
Divine Comedy
I just want only one "thing"and that's EVERYTHING
"and for Thy pleasure they are and were created..."
Life is meant to be enjoyed.
Joy is the meaning of it all--and within this flame is the seed of love.
"When you listen to the radio you are a witness of the everlasting war between thing and idea, appearance and reality--the human, and the divine."
-Hermann Hesse
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