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The meaning to life? A nihilistic answer. The meaning to life is simply to be born, procreate, and die. We simply live to prolong the existence of our own species.

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Dillon34 3 Nov 5
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The meaning of life is to evolve. Procreation is only a temporary necessity. Between transhumanism and cellular regeneration sciences, well see life expectancy rates and life spans skyrocket. If the government shares that technology that is

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Level 8

So, what about those of us who don't have kids?

Not every member of the species lives to procreate, so we just kinda skip that part of the process.

@Dillon34 Well, us childless ones still contribute -- sometimes as much or more -- so to say that all we do is be born, procreate, and die is kind of bleak, so I don't follow that. Life has whatever meaning you give to it.
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Level 9

There is no inherent meaning to life. We create our own meaning.

I agree, but put simply, we live to breed and then die. Anything else that happens in between is up to us.
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Level 4

Are you talking about life or organized religion?

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Level 9

As an old saying goes, "There are only 2 things certain in life, Death and Taxes, the rest are merely coincidental happenings."

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Level 5

Where or who did you get this?

I was really one time and came up with my understanding.
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