Purpose of human life
Do you think humans have a purpose, or we are just by-products of evolution who became too self-conscious?
With the quarantine free time I thought on this a lot, text me if you have a new outlook you wanna share
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dalefvictor
Level 8
Aug 21, 2020
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Who is "we"? Do you mean the brain and me? Certainly the brain has a purpose and that is to survive. It (my brain) will do whatever it thinks is necessary to survive. The purpose of survival (which is where I come in) is to reproduce and raise to maturity a child in order for the species to survive. If there needs be a purpose for life after that, you need to find your own.
GROG
Level 6
Aug 6, 2020
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Since we are reincarnated (based on all indications) our purpose is to perfect ourselves and help others perfect themselves. In my opinion.
This does not suppose a 'god,' at least not in the conventional sense. At least as far as I can tell
Storm1752
Level 8
Aug 5, 2020
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So what is the yardstick by which said perfection is measured by?
@Geoffrey51 You have an ideal, don't you? Your own personal vision of perfection? Maybe yours and mine match
That.
Instead of being cynical like some, why not buy into it?
I think everybody has that vision, though some try to convince themselves it doesn't exist. And in doing so, make themselves profoundly unhappy.
Yes, a vehicle for viruses to propagate and achieve their evolutionary potential.
Geoffrey51
Level 8
Aug 5, 2020
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"I am here to chew bubble gum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubble gum"
Nada
LenHazell53
Level 9
Aug 5, 2020
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I checked "by-products of evolution", though I'm not sure that that's technically correct. Wouldn't we - like every other species - simply be the products of evolution? Oh, semantics...
AmyTheBruce
Level 7
Aug 5, 2020
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I think we are different only in our capacity to find fault with ourselves, with good reason.
Products of Evolution, for what? To what goal? Just to eat, shit and procreate? A lot of work to get us this far without a clue.
@dalefvictor Evolution doesn't have a goal, any more than a river does. The fact that both end up far from where they started is a result of circumstance, not intention.
Or were you being glib? It's hard to tell, absent verbal cues.
@AmyTheBruce The river itself may not have a goal, but the world around it did give it one, downhill. Perhaps a river without a goal is a lake.
Is a goal intentional in itself, or is it just the manner in which Nature works? Is Nature conscious of what it is doing, or is it reacting to a set of rules, or is there something else going on? Thoughts anyone?
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