What is this so called, "LIFE" that we live in?

[Venice_native]

All I know is everyone is dying slowly.

[tskaze]

42, but serriously id say theres no meaning of life. for some reason instead of adding a sense of futility to it, that makes me feel a lot better

[crazy-man]

Well I say the meaning of life is just a choice to take it in your way and also a time to be able to go whatever. Also I guess in a way it's like only something your perspective can see.

[Static]

Count of monte cristo RULES... Good ol' dumbeldor rockin the shit bucket.

[Ethanael]

The meaning of life, I think, is to accomplish your Purpose. It is up to you to discover what you are on this planet to do, and when you discover it, you must do it...Unless you don't want to. Or maybe deciding not to complete your purpose IS your purpose?
I don't know. Good question. I believe in destiny, but I also believe in choice.

[Magikarp]

There is no meaning of life. We simply exist because we can.

A lot of Christians try to justify the meaning of life through God. Even if God exists, what would be the point of making us in the first place? It's just another failure of religion: it never tells you why you exist (Other than some queer answer such as "To worship / love God, which means absolutely nothing), it just hands you a set of instructions and says "Don't ask questions, just exist."

And, in my opinion, all actions are produced through algorithms created by the neurons in our brains, which means every action we perform is the result of thousands of brain functions being performed, in accordance with environment and one's current state of being.

Don't fool yourselfs; suicide is probably the best answer.

[₪Zeratul₪]

Simply put, the meaning of life is to live.

Originally Posted by MasterLeviathan

A lot of Christians try to justify the meaning of life through God. Even if God exists, what would be the point of making us in the first place? It's just another failure of religion: it never tells you why you exist (Other than some queer answer such as "To worship / love God, which means absolutely nothing), it just hands you a set of instructions and says "Don't ask questions, just exist."

And, in my opinion, all actions are produced through algorithms created by the neurons in our brains, which means every action we perform is the result of thousands of brain functions being performed, in accordance with environment and one's current state of being.

Don't fool yourselfs; suicide is probably the best answer.

So because you, the king and lord of all, do not understand and comprehend all the secrets and answers to the universe, you pout?

Who are you above all people to question the ways of the universe and "karma". "Karma" and Fate do not answer to anyone. So you suggest to people the murdering themselves is the best way to????? Go about daily activities?

Because you see that the physical human body is but switches and controls that it is worthless? Even a computer, that sits on a desk, and preforms its tasks (cleaning the desktop, cleaning pop-up ads and malware) does not have purpose? It may be to just use the internet, or maybe the only thing it does is file taxes or plays pong. Regardless, it has its own purpose, as does all things.

And to suggest killing oneself, you are disgraceful.

[Tipsy]

Originally Posted by MasterLeviathan

A lot of Christians try to justify the meaning of life through God. Even if God exists, what would be the point of making us in the first place? It's just another failure of religion: it never tells you why you exist (Other than some queer answer such as "To worship / love God, which means absolutely nothing), it just hands you a set of instructions and says "Don't ask questions, just exist."

Well your close, but not quite exactly on the mark of what my group of Christianity, Roman Catholic, believes why we exist. The thing is, we are here to 'worship and love God', but that acutally does mean something. It is not only a way of life and such which is what I believe you are referring to when you said it means absolutely nothing. It also means that we are here to be who we are. By this I mean that we were each put here and have a purpose from God and we either do what we were put here to do, or we don't. From a strictly religious side of this, we are put here to fulfil our purpose.

[Magikarp]

Originally Posted by Tipsy

Well your close, but not quite exactly on the mark of what my group of Christianity, Roman Catholic, believes why we exist. The thing is, we are here to 'worship and love God', but that acutally does mean something. It is not only a way of life and such which is what I believe you are referring to when you said it means absolutely nothing. It also means that we are here to be who we are. By this I mean that we were each put here and have a purpose from God and we either do what we were put here to do, or we don't. From a strictly religious side of this, we are put here to fulfil our purpose.

Tipsy, if you weren't born and raised as a Roman Catholic, would you be a Roman Catholic today? I doubt it.

And, that still doesn't answer the question of why we're here. Why does God need us to exist? What's the point? You're argument keeps going around in circles: Why are we here? To fulfill God's purpose. What is God's purpose? To be here.

If God does exist, he's an asshole who is also subjected to his own natural whims. Maybe he is also controlled by fate, and his actions are just as nonsensical as our own.

[Tipsy]

And, that still doesn't answer the question of why we're here. Why does God need us to exist? What's the point? You're argument keeps going around in circles: Why are we here? To fulfill God's purpose. What is God's purpose? To be here.

Once again you’re half way there. True, we are here to fulfill God's purpose. Though you are reading between the lines and assuming with the second part. God has a different purpose for each and every single one of us. All you have to do is ask him.

If God does exist, he's an asshole who is also subjected to his own natural whims. Maybe he is also controlled by fate, and his actions are just as nonsensical as our own.

So he is an asshole who loves us enough to send his only son to us, have him save us and killed, and then on top of all he had unconditional love for all of us. No matter how much you ignore him, how much you sin, however much you say he does not exist, he still loves you just as much as he loves even the most holy person. If he is an asshole, he is the nicest one that I have ever heard of.

Originally Posted by MasterLeviathan

Tipsy, if you weren't born and raised as a Roman Catholic, would you be a Roman Catholic today? I doubt it.

Completely depends on the circumstances, there’s even a chance that I will never even hear of the Christianity.

I am in no way saying that this belief is true, because there is no possible way I can prove it with tangible evidence, no matter how much I believe it is true. I am just saying that you do not understand what you were talking about with the saying that this is a failure of religion, with your specific example of Christianity.