point of life

[NeoDarkHeart]

Re: point of life

Um...we're in a thread discussing the purposes of existence...we're -all- being existentialists.

Well yeah, but we're not emo. *raises eyebrow* Right? *motions with pitchfork over near the pile of dead people with hair covering their right eye*

All of you are incorrect. The point of life is to play FFR.

Or, at the least, to whore the forums of FFR.

EDIT: lololol. Siggy'd Neo.

Third post since getting back and I'm already sigged. I think that's GG, guys.

[1337h4xz0r]

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All of you are incorrect. The point of life is to play FFR.

Seconded.

[FF_Alita]

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The point of life is to purely enjoy your existence while it lasts.

Some people seem to miss that and dredge through life doing something they hate, lately its been the rage. Just remember, if you are stressed and no end in sight, do something else.

[lumphoboextreme]

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All of you are incorrect. The point of life is to play FFR.

QFT!

[NeoDarkHeart]

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Some people seem to miss that and dredge through life doing something they hate, lately its been the rage. Just remember, if you are stressed and no end in sight, do something else.

Tell that to the woman on welfare, two kids, and no husband.

Yeah, she can just go do something else.



Or maybe the political dissident in any number of the wonderful countries that are committing genocide right now. I'm sure they can just, y'know, go do something else and everything will work out.

Truly, their lives are just as meaningful as anyone else's, because they can improve their lives by simple willpower and determination.

[ledwix]

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There are so many spammers in CT these days...lol.

Anyway, a partial part of the point of life (not even arguable from ANY viewpoint) is to make decisions based on a pool of possible decisions and to produce outcomes which result from those decisions. You then weigh those outcomes and decide whether or not to replicate those actions or revise those actions based on the observed consequences.

The meaning of life beyond this simple definition sort of differs from person to person:

-some believe it is to enjoy oneself
-some believe it is to glorify our creator
-some believe it is to gain as much knowledge and understanding as possible about observable phenomenon
-some believe it is to reproduce
-some believe it is to prolong the health of our species or planet, etc.
-etc.

[NeoDarkHeart]

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There are so many spammers in CT these days...lol.

Anyway, a partial part of the point of life (not even arguable from ANY viewpoint) is to make decisions based on a pool of possible decisions and to produce outcomes which result from those decisions. You then weigh those outcomes and decide whether or not to replicate those actions or revise those actions based on the observed consequences.

The meaning of life beyond this simple definition sort of differs from person to person:

-some believe it is to enjoy oneself
-some believe it is to glorify our creator
-some believe it is to gain as much knowledge and understanding as possible about observable phenomenon
-some believe it is to reproduce
-some believe it is to prolong the health of our species or planet, etc.
-etc.

So basically, life is a glorified game of KOTOR/KOTOR2/Jade Empire/NWN/NWN2.

If only. Really, I would totally vote for that if we had a choice.

[FF_Alita]

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Tell that to the woman on welfare, two kids, and no husband.

Yeah, she can just go do something else.



Or maybe the political dissident in any number of the wonderful countries that are committing genocide right now. I'm sure they can just, y'know, go do something else and everything will work out.

Truly, their lives are just as meaningful as anyone else's, because they can improve their lives by simple willpower and determination.

Woman of welfare 2 kids and no husband. She can simply drop the kids. There is always a way out, just because you are blind to some simple truths. It may or may not be morally correct or even feasible to the morally constrained. I am just making a hypothetical point.

Their problem for getting themselves in the hole, still most are not helpless. Life isn't cut and dry. Most have potential to enjoy life in their own way. Heck I don't know, maybe they like pain and get enjoyment out of it. Whatever floats your boat.

[NeoDarkHeart]

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Woman of welfare 2 kids and no husband. She can simply drop the kids. There is always a way out, just because you are blind to some simple truths. It may or may not be morally correct or even feasible to the morally constrained. I am just making a hypothetical point.

Their problem for getting themselves in the hole, still most are not helpless. Life isn't cut and dry. Most have potential to enjoy life in their own way. Heck I don't know, maybe they like pain and get enjoyment out of it. Whatever floats your boat.

Sure, if you have no moral fiber and don't give a crap about your kids and aren't attached to them at all and can up and leave and live like a vagabond for a while until you either get killed or the cops catch up with you for child endangerment, among other things by then. Then you could instantly make your life better.

But what about the kids? How would their life be made better when their mom suddenly goes traveling bohemian on them and leaves on a quest to make her life better?

Your advice to them is to basically shut up, get over it, and move on in an attempt to make life more enjoyable.

Point made.

[Master_of_the_Faster]

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Certain humans feel as though they are satisfied with simply obtaining their own goals. I don't feel that way at all. I want to believe that there is more to life than suffering by having the same generic standards over and over again. I want people to be able to live for ever so that we don't worry about death or worry about a purpose in life unless it hits us. I feel as though such an idea is possible, but any type of deep purpose such as obeying a god or serving something you have no idea is beyond the capabilities of humans. I believe that the true purpose of humans still has yet to come (and any complete assumptions for such a purpose is skipping the chapters of life that has never happened yet), but I don't want to jump to conclusions that such a reason exists. This purpose might have something to do with outside forces such as a god, but I know that all the decent people in society would work togather instead of argue in such a time.

[claytonffrking]

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Tell that to the woman on welfare, two kids, and no husband.

im gay so i wouldn't know.

lol you are gay

[FF_Alita]

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Sure, if you have no moral fiber and don't give a crap about your kids and aren't attached to them at all and can up and leave and live like a vagabond for a while until you either get killed or the cops catch up with you for child endangerment, among other things by then. Then you could instantly make your life better.

But what about the kids? How would their life be made better when their mom suddenly goes traveling bohemian on them and leaves on a quest to make her life better?

Your advice to them is to basically shut up, get over it, and move on in an attempt to make life more enjoyable.

Point made.

Way to read out of context. You totally missed my point.
I already see, your view on things though. The sacrificial(hero) personality. Hey! whatever you want to do with your life, it is yours after all. If you enjoy being the donkey, live it! ;p

[NeoDarkHeart]

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lol you are gay

Hi, I don't think we've met.

[NeoDarkHeart]

Re: point of life

Way to read out of context. You totally missed my point.
I already see, your view on things though. The sacrificial(hero) personality. Hey! whatever you want to do with your life, it is yours after all. If you enjoy being the donkey, live it! ;p

*shrugs* I'm not going to tell the citizens of Rwanda to 'just deal with it'. Sorry. When I make generalizations about the purpose of life, I try not to exclude anyone who's not, y'know, inapplicable to my incorrect statement. If I wanted discussion like that, I'd leave a comment on the myspace page of someone who was on Laguna Beach or The OC.

[ShAiOnEi]

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do everything until you lose all your life points 8(.