[Isaac13]

I never really knew. Some people tell me the meaning of it is to live it out to the fullest, see what God, (or whatever created the universe) created, and others say, well, just to be happy. I neverreally wondered what it'smeaning really is. I just wanted to get that question out. Feel free to answer or not.

[Unicornmaddy]

It's a question more challenging than 'which came first the chicken or the egg'... :)
I really don't know. Jews one thing in life is to go to the holy land (not that there've been enough people that've unholied it :P )
But I think from my point of view don't waste life...

[Izar]

I think It's muslims that do a pilgrimage to the Holy land.

The goal of life... I think It's to live as best as you can, and putting others first. My reglious goal in life is to love GOD at my fullest, and to love him for him and not for what he does for me.

[Luna]

The meaning is whatever you can make out of it. We don't all have the same lives so obviously, we wouldn't all have the same 'meaning'. It doesn't matter if you can't make up one now.

[Someone Else]

Well, it depends on your religion honestly.

But I thought we all knew that the meaning of life was 42...

Meh, in my opinion life really doesn't have a point.

[Eugine]

To me life does have a point. Life as best as you could and advance the human race as much as they can so that it will benefit us in the future.

[Eothain]

Sheba, on Aug 29 2005, 06:53 PM, said:

The meaning is whatever you can make out of it.

I completely agree with you. Nobody can tell you what the meaning is, you either have to find it or just live life normally pretending there isn't a meaning and that you'll juss rot in the ground after you die. To me, life doesn't have a "meaning", or "point to it". But I do have a life plan, which is basically enjoying what I do, being happy. If you do your best to accomplish your goals, and fulfill your wishes and desires, then you will almost certainly die happily, which may or may not be the "meaning" of life to some.

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Well, it depends on your religion honestly.

what about atheists? as far as I know, "atheist" is not a religion, just a way to nominate those who don't believe in any god or practice any religion. That said, do you believe that atheists wouldn't be able to find a meaning to life because they don't believe in any deity?

[Ravenblade]

Everyone can delude themselves that there is a meaning to their life specifically, no matter religious or not. I have to say though that there really is no general meaning. Happiness is based on perception, as are all other emotions. If you percieve a meaning to your life then good for you. Doesnt mean there is one though. You could change yourmind about what it is that makes you tick the following day and then die before you realised what you were living for. That would render your life pointless. If you knew what the meaning of your life was when you died, then it would appear to have a point to you, but may have had a different point to someone else, or no point at all. I guess that like beauty, the point to someone's life is in the eye of the beholder. Because this is so uncertain however, does that really mean that a "point" exists? Surely there are many points. Do we take the one with the most significance, or the one that you hold yourself? Why should your analysis of your life be the right one? Just cos you're you? You could be totally wrong.

All that said - if you're satisfied to be "happy" in your life then thats your point. But that isnt really a point. It isnt really a meaning. It's a state of being. The meaning of life is not "being happy" - that's just the easiest way to go about living. The meaning of your life, you wont know until you die.

That's what i think anyways o.o

[Elliott]

Be happy, make others happy. As long as everyone is happy, then everything will be fine. Man does that sound corny. But in practical terms, get married and raise a family I guess. Achive what you want to achieve basically. There is no single anwer to that question as it will be different for every single person.

[I'm Always BROKE]

Just be happy, have a wife and reproduce. :P
That's the meaning of life, and be healthy ofcoarse.

[Echo_djinn]

The meaning of life? To serve me B*T*HS. That's a pointless question to ask. We can all shoot out suggestions out but no one can say what they suggest can be true. Were born, we learn, we work, we get married, we have children, we grow old, and then we die. It's the general direction man goes through. That's all we can do now.

[Fallen Sephiroth]

according to the guide 42

[Someone Else]

Eothain, on Aug 29 2005, 07:31 PM, said:

what about atheists? as far as I know, "atheist" is not a religion, just a way to nominate those who don't believe in any god or practice any religion. That said, do you believe that atheists wouldn't be able to find a meaning to life because they don't believe in any deity?

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Everyone can delude themselves that there is a meaning to their life specifically, no matter religious or not.

Of course atheists don't count as to what I was saying. If you have a religion, you could say that the meaning of life was whatever your religion instructs you to do. Otherwise you're on your own, I thought it was so obvious I didn't have to say it.

Life has no general point because, indeed, life is different for everyone. The question in itself is stupid to ponder over. In fact, the question should be re-worded to "What is your goal in life?". If you think about it, they're very similar questions.

So in my opinion, the real question is "what is your goal in life?".

[Eugine]

Life goal is to better yourself in anyway so you die comfortable and happy. (Well for me :()

Athiest meaning of life, I don't know. We need to hear it from one of them.

Don't look at me, I'm not one :P

[Someone Else]

Well, everybody has a different goal in life. There are also Short-term and Long-term goals, too.

[Neo]

Just live your life the way you want and do what you want to do; as long as it doesn't harm others while they try to do what they want. Live everyday like it can be your last.

[Eugine]

I agree with living a life which cannot harm any other human in anyway. Unfortunately the whole world sometimes don't seem to understand that.

[Eothain]

yeah, and some people are happy by harming others, and might even think that's the point or meaning of their lives: to enjoy harming others...

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So in my opinion, the real question is "what is your goal in life?".

nope..."to be or not to be", THAT is T3h qu35710n </sarcasm>

[Izar]

Eothain, on Aug 29 2005, 08:31 PM, said:

I completely agree with you.  Nobody can tell you what the meaning is, you either have to find it or just live life normally pretending there isn't a meaning and that you'll juss rot in the ground after you die. To me, life doesn't have a "meaning", or "point to it". But I do have a life plan, which is basically enjoying what I do, being happy. If you do your best to accomplish your goals, and fulfill your wishes and desires, then you will almost certainly die happily, which may or may not be the "meaning" of life to some.

what about atheists? as far as I know, "atheist" is not a religion, just a way to nominate those who don't believe in any god or practice any religion. That said, do you believe that atheists wouldn't be able to find a meaning to life because they don't believe in any deity?

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Athiesm isn't a religion, per say, yet it is. Athiesm does NOT mean No religion, it means no God. Most Buddists(the ones who do not beleive in a supreme diety) are athiests.

ATHeism - NO god
MONOtheism - ONE God
POLYthiems - Many gods.

[Golden Djinn13]

Izar, on Aug 31 2005, 07:27 PM, said:

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Athiesm isn't a religion, per say, yet it is. Athiesm does NOT mean No religion, it means no God. Most Buddists(the ones who do not beleive in a supreme diety) are athiests.

ATHeism - NO god
MONOtheism - ONE God
POLYthiems - Many gods.

Izar always has an answer to everything :P
Athiesm isnt a religion, its almost like an oppinion on religion

[Izar]

Lol, Pretty much.

I know everything? *rejoice* :P

I do have one question though, once you complete your goal, if it's not a life-to-death goal, would you make a new one? Or build on the goal you have completed?

[Someone Else]

Have you heard the term "I'd be prepared to die if [insert something here]"? That means that their life is fulfilled once that happening happened. (that was awkward, I know)

Well I'm not actually entirely sure what you mean there. But from what I gather I pretty much just keep making new goals so that I have a will to go on with my life. I'll even make it a goal to buy a new videogame when it gets released. Like NWN 2, I'm waiting on it to come out, I have a reason to go on so I can play it. :P You can think it's sad, I don't care.

[Eothain]

:P i know...i did say atheists don't believe in any god. I also said it wasn't a religion, cause, in general, someone who's atheist does not practice any religion. Now, you brought up the Buddhist thing. They don't believe in a supreme deity, you're right, but they do believe in a certain Buddha. There are HUNDREDS of buddhas, at least that's what a buddhist chinese friend told me. She also said that there are families who have their "own" buddha. Thus, buddhists can be mono or polytheistic. But just cause they don't believe in a SUPREME deity doesn't mean they're atheists. Take for example the Egyptians. Theis supreme deity was, I believe, Rah, the Sun god. Yet they are polytheistic, cause they also had Isis, Osiris, Horus, etc. They were "minor" deities, or not as important as Rah, but they "counted". I'm basically saying that perosnally, i haven't heard of a buddhist who doesn't believe in any of the many buddhas, so can't see how 'Most' are atheists. Maybe they "follow the teachings", without expressivly believeing in Buddha, which is quite possible.

[Eugine]

The new meaning of life is to go offtopic and argue. *coughs* But continue, it's interesting ^_^ I'm learning stuff :P

If your don't practice any religion I assume the meaning of life is just to live a good life. If you practice a religion it means to live a good life through your GOD. What you believe your GOD told you to do.

[Unicornmaddy]

Eothain, on Aug 30 2005, 01:31 AM, said:

what about atheists? as far as I know, "atheist" is not a religion, just a way to nominate those who don't believe in any god or practice any religion. That said, do you believe that atheists wouldn't be able to find a meaning to life because they don't believe in any deity?

Of course Atheists are included... I don't actually know if I am really a christian. Yeah I believe there is one God and if I do something very wrong if I say sorry to God he will pardon me and lots of other crap but I really don't know if I'm a proper christian. (Actually according to my mum I'm from the Baptist faith but whatever...) It's kinda like a boy at my school he says he's a Johovas Witness but he celebrates Christmas and Easter and we're all like 'then your not a Johovas Witness... Which brings me onto another point what would a Johovas Witness point in life being? Wait a minute when I go back to school I'll ask him... But until then ponder on it...

Eugine, on Aug 31 2005, 02:01 PM, said:

I agree with living a life which cannot harm any other human in anyway. Unfortunately the whole world sometimes don't seem to understand that.

Shame isn't it... :P

[Eothain]

Eugine, on Sep 1 2005, 06:55 AM, said:

The new meaning of life is to go offtopic and argue.

:P hahaha, screw you! good one tho, props to you. Now, about what maddy was talking about...being, for example, a "good christian"...something i've noticed here a lot is that people proclaim being outstanding christians just because they go to church...but that's all they do.They take up space and breathe air in the church, and they're "good christians"? wow...PLEASE notice i'm not talking about any of you, it's just something i see a lot (in school, the 'hood, etc)

[Izar]

Eothain, on Sep 1 2005, 04:09 PM, said:

^_^ hahaha, screw you, you save the Queen! good one tho, props to you. Now, about what maddy was talking about...being, for example, a "good christian"...something i've noticed here a lot is that people proclaim being outstanding christians just because they go to church...but that's all they do.They take up space and breathe air in the church, and they're "good christians"? wow...PLEASE notice i'm not talking about any of you, it's just something i see a lot (in school, the 'hood, etc)

I hardly ever go to church,and i consider myself a good Christian.

Serving others, yes, the focal point of my faith. Serving others is what I think is one of the main goals of my life.

[Eothain]

Izar, on Sep 3 2005, 09:00 AM, said:

I hardly ever go to church,and i consider myself a good Christian.

that's the point...you don't NEED to go to church to be agood crhistian. You need to follow your faith's teachings, you need to apply them to everyday life. That'd make you a good christian.

[Platinum Sun]

Life does not have a meaning unless conscious beings such as ourselves afford one to it. So the real question is:
What does life mean to you?