What the is the purpose of life?

look, penisface.

you're not even meant to think. humans aren't different from animals. we're meant to survive and reproduce. there is no other inherent purpose that drives life. life that does not reproduce dies out. or fades away.

if this world wasn't risk-averse and problem-free, we wouldn't have pussies like you trying to be deep.

if you want a purpose, get pissed at something. leave society. you'll be too busy fighting or dying to wonder why you aren't happy after you buy your fifth car.

We are here hopefully to make other people's life richer, from that we will receive contentment. Unfortunately I usually forget that. When all is said and done, hopefully we have left large and positive footprints in other people's lives. I know I am being selfish by pouring all of the time into running trying to get faster, running by myself etc. But on the other hand, the time I spend with my friends running, sharing interval sessions, beating and being beaten. It really does not matter too much, the world really will not change much. No right answers, yep we are all going to die, it is a miracle we lived, so what. If only I can leave more than I have taken, life will have been better for me having been here (even if it is just a little bit even perhaps remembered by no one).

It doesn't necessarily have to have a purpose. If you look at the grand scheme of things then yes, our lives are pretty small in comparison. Best to focus on the small things. Enjoy your life, help others. If you want to make a difference you can do it on that kind of scale, and believe me it does make an impact on other peoples lives.

Our existence is the result of the Creator´s contemplation of himself. Just as writers throughout history have fashioned memorable characters in their works of fiction to better understand themselves and the world around them, the Creator has fashioned us in his work of reality to provide meaning unto Himself. Whether we are memorable is up to us. (While Oedipus has scratched his eyes out for two milennia and has no ability to change his course of action, for example, we can always choose differently.)

That being said, I find the evolution of organisms a more appealing plot than the dullness of,"Let there be light." I´m spiritual, not religious.

Your purpose is what you make of it that keeps you from being depressed and suicidal.

Life is just an accident due to various environmental and cosmological factors. It has no purpose. It just is.

you can have a purpose to the day/week/month etc without a purpose to life. ultimately, who's to say what the purpose of a human life is?

Life is like a race. You enjoy the easy times and you push through the bad times. When you finish the race you have either run a good one (did the best you could) or you ran a poor one (gave up and stopped when it got rough). I hope and try everyday to run the best race I can.

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you. and hear the lamentations of their women.

I feel the same way about buddhism. It seems like they have it right by desiring nothing, acheving harmony with their environment, meditating to raise their spiritual awareness, and all that. But ultimately, what good does it do anyone else if you are holed up in a monestary in the mountains of China somewhere and just sit around in silence all day thinking about grasshoppers and lotus blossoms? I mean, it makes for some cool settings for kungfu flicks and 311 music videos I guess.

But if I go back and follow the line of reasoning I had on the Scandanavia thread, happiness and innerpeace are paramount to power and influence. So maybe Buddhism would be a good way to go. Maybe that's why the Dalai Lama doesn't go all over the world preaching to people and trying to influence them to change over to his way of perceiving life. He just lives his life and offers guidance and blessing to those who come to him and ask for it.

That's so different from the way most people go about "being helpful". As soon as they think that have the right answer to life's questions, they go around shoving it in people's faces saying "Change or Else!!!" Is that really what life should be about?

Life has no meaning. We bring meaning to it. Man, through consciousness, is the sole esteemer.

To bring glory to God. Simply......

I read a book recently called "God Is Dead". It's a fictional story about God again taking human form and coming to earth, only this time he/she dies by accident and doesn't raise back to life like Jesus supposedly did. So it's one authors idea of what the world would look like if God literally died.

It's interesting and talks alot about the idea of worship and what worship means to God. In this book, God feels alienated and lonely because he his worshipped. It made me think of all the pop and movie stars out there who end up being very depressed, addicted, and suicidal because they are so adored and elevated by the people in their lives. It leaves them feeling very alienated and alone. It made me think, "Why would there be a God who created humans simply so they could worship him? Why would that be fulfilling or desireable?" Furthermore, if God supposedly created us in his image and likeness, and we become depressed by fame and adoration, what does that say about God?

The purpose of life is to ejaculate. He who dies with the most orgasms wins. Everything else is filler and therefore meaningless.

to love and be loved. corny, but true.

I too, don't see any purpose. if I could always be 15-30 years old, then maybe I would like it for some time. but getting old? total bullshit. no point whatsoever. I am getting uglier, sicker and dumber every day. what do I have, when my health and looks are gone? I have useless time and useless money.