The meaning of life - Page 2

The Wizard from Milan · 04-02-2005, 01:33 PM

There is no such a thing as a meaning of life

Last Child of Ungoliant · 04-02-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

Yup! Which is why we have to come up with another, secondary reason to exist, because just passing along DNA to future generation sounds so boooring!

oh, i dont think it's boring

***Jonathan*** · 04-02-2005, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

oh, i dont think it's boring

Oh, do you mean the procedure itself?

Last Child of Ungoliant · 04-02-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

Oh, do you mean the procedure itself?

perish the thought

me9996 · 04-02-2005, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

What do you mean?

Like mayflys

Morgoth the Elfbit · 04-02-2005, 04:03 PM

The meaning of life.
Now there is the most pointless question ever. THe meaning of life is too discover the meaning of life. THast what this is all leading up to. We pass down knoweledge to our DNA replicates. THen in turn they pass down our knoweledge with their new knoweldge. THat is the meaning of life. ANwyay what would we do if we discovered it. I think it would be an ending not a beginning to discover it. Life is a journey and we are the travelers.

jerseydevil · 04-03-2005, 07:22 AM

The meaning of life is to live it to the fullest, make it as best you can and keep dreaming and working at fulfilling those new dreams. Without that - life is meaningless and there is no reason to be on the planet.

**Nurvingiel** · 04-03-2005, 07:47 AM

If you ask the question, presumably you want an answer. If you knew what the meaning of life was, what would you do? Would it make sense? Is there only one answer?

People are so different from one another I don't think it's possible to have one answer to this question. (42. It had to be done, eh Inked?

)

JD's answer is a good way to have a happy and fulfilling life. There would be quite a variety of ways that this would happen for different people, another way to show that there's more than one answer.

me9996 · 04-08-2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

If you ask the question, presumably you want an answer. If you knew what the meaning of life was, what would you do? Would it make sense? Is there only one answer?

People are so different from one another I don't think it's possible to have one answer to this question. (42. It had to be done, eh Inked?

)

JD's answer is a good way to have a happy and fulfilling life. There would be quite a variety of ways that this would happen for different people, another way to show that there's more than one answer.

Huh?

Okay, we've argued about wether the chicken or egg came first (twice!),
and now we're argueing about the meaning of life.
Any more misterys of life to argue about?

**Nurvingiel** · 04-08-2005, 09:18 AM

I just meant that life has a different meaning for everyone.

As for debating more of life's mysteries... well, you started the last two threads, do you have another one in mind for us?

Drgnslyer · 04-08-2005, 01:11 PM

*grins*

the meaning of life....this could get messy :P

I have a simple approach...our fates are not pre-determined, however they are predictable...at any given moment though one can change their 'destiny' with one random act...if someone tells you that you're 'destined' to become a great world leader, what's to stop you from going and stealing the neighbours car for a joyride and landing a criminal record...if you really want to, you can.*though it's not reccomended*

Enjoy life, and help others enjoy theirs. Make sure to have fun once in a while. Make sure to eat on a daily basis, and if possible, bring a new soul into this world so they can experience what there is out there, and teach them that the world isn't all doom and gloom, and that there are quite a few wonderful things to experience out there.

then again, tha'ts just my opinion

me9996 · 04-08-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I just meant that life has a different meaning for everyone.

As for debating more of life's mysteries... well, you started the last two threads, do you have another one in mind for us?

Can't think of any more.

***Tessar*** · 04-08-2005, 08:06 PM

I find it ironic when people say not to live for a God, and then say to live for themselves and others.

How is a God not an 'other'?

me9996 · 04-09-2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tessar

I find it ironic when people say not to live for a God, and then say to live for themselves and others.

How is a God not an 'other'?

I know, maybe they mean other human beings

me9996 · 04-09-2005, 09:44 PM

Got the latest mystary of life here

P.S.
I just made the thread so I'm haveing a problem with the 90 second rule

***IronParrot*** · 04-10-2005, 01:35 AM

I don't see why anybody thinks the meaning of life has to be some sort of grand universal claim. Beyond that, to say that it has a different meaning for everybody actually does not go far enough. I would say that the meaning of life is not only self-determined, it's self-determinable - one can engage in the conscious act of defining and redefining it for oneself at will.

Lotesse · 05-20-2005, 06:52 PM

to quote Joseph Cambell -

"Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be; being alive is the meaning."

inked · 05-20-2005, 11:36 PM

apparently, the meaning of life is to give other people your sense of meaning!.....and you thought it was just Christians who did this sort of thing!

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...NG5CCS82M1.DTL

me9996 · 12-06-2005, 09:01 AM

I've got it! 42! (now you guys figure out the question)

Pytt · 12-06-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by inked

42

see Hitchhikers Guide...

looks like your a tad late there, me9996.

04-02-2005, 04:03 PM	#26
Morgoth the Elfbit Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I split my time between Mordor and your Imagination Posts: 30	The meaning of life. Now there is the most pointless question ever. THe meaning of life is too discover the meaning of life. THast what this is all leading up to. We pass down knoweledge to our DNA replicates. THen in turn they pass down our knoweledge with their new knoweldge. THat is the meaning of life. ANwyay what would we do if we discovered it. I think it would be an ending not a beginning to discover it. Life is a journey and we are the travelers. __________________ Newly Reincarnated from Haradrim Here is my permanent apology for off-topicing. If I do it, which i will, I am sorry. I feel bad about it but being an elfbit messes with your head and things get wonky so spamming is almost inevitable. There will be good replys but for when I do off-topic I am deeply sorry. Offical title: Morgoth the Elfbit: Un-Official Court Jester of the Entmoot At Your Service.... BOW TO ME! Miranda Otto is hot! I Kinda Like Feanor.... (meep)

04-03-2005, 07:22 AM	#27
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	The meaning of life is to live it to the fullest, make it as best you can and keep dreaming and working at fulfilling those new dreams. Without that - life is meaningless and there is no reason to be on the planet. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

04-08-2005, 01:11 PM	#31
Drgnslyer Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Prince George BC Canada Posts: 139	grins the meaning of life....this could get messy :P I have a simple approach...our fates are not pre-determined, however they are predictable...at any given moment though one can change their 'destiny' with one random act...if someone tells you that you're 'destined' to become a great world leader, what's to stop you from going and stealing the neighbours car for a joyride and landing a criminal record...if you really want to, you can.though it's not reccomended Enjoy life, and help others enjoy theirs. Make sure to have fun once in a while. Make sure to eat on a daily basis, and if possible, bring a new soul into this world so they can experience what there is out there, and teach them that the world isn't all doom and gloom, and that there are quite a few wonderful things to experience out there. then again, tha'ts just my opinion __________________ If you must judge others.....do not judge others by the height they have climbed; rather, judge them by the depths they have risen from. Think before you act, but act before it's too late. He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices in what he has. You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. The Utopian Oldschool Champ. http://games.swirve.com/utopia www.Orderofavalon.com

04-10-2005, 01:35 AM	#36
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I don't see why anybody thinks the meaning of life has to be some sort of grand universal claim. Beyond that, to say that it has a different meaning for everybody actually does not go far enough. I would say that the meaning of life is not only self-determined, it's self-determinable - one can engage in the conscious act of defining and redefining it for oneself at will. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

05-20-2005, 06:52 PM	#37
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	to quote Joseph Cambell - "Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be; being alive is the meaning." __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

04-02-2005, 01:33 PM	#21
The Wizard from Milan Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 421	There is no such a thing as a meaning of life

04-08-2005, 08:06 PM	#33
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I find it ironic when people say not to live for a God, and then say to live for themselves and others. How is a God not an 'other'?

05-20-2005, 11:36 PM	#38
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	apparently, the meaning of life is to give other people your sense of meaning!.....and you thought it was just Christians who did this sort of thing! http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...NG5CCS82M1.DTL __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

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