A point to life?

**Samuel_the_Great!** · March 11, 2007, 09:59 AM

Is there a point to life.I think about all the time.Is there a point to humans constantly dieing and reproducing.I don't understand why should be doing this over and over again to no end?I tryed talking about this with my girlfriend but she was to scared by the thought.

**empty** · March 11, 2007, 11:13 AM

Hey. I don't know seriously.
But if you want to know more about people who think the same as you do,go HERE.
Don't think you're the only one who thought like that. I did the same, many philosophers, friends of mine, think like that.
It's a thing that we shouldn't ignore.

**William the Bastard** · March 11, 2007, 11:22 AM

"Where ignorance is bliss, / ‘Tis folly to be wise." -Thomas Gray.

Unfortunately this sentiment has been true throughout the history of mankind. The only thing I could suggest is to make yourself stupid. Why else do people drink soo much!!!

**Spart** · March 11, 2007, 11:23 AM

Well, everyone sets his/her own goal. I think that pointlessness is what makes this life interesting, I hate it when someone tells me what to do. Would it really be better if we had a clear purpose?

**Mathias** · March 11, 2007, 12:16 PM

Im a nihilist, so I dont believe there is a point to life. I wish it was, and that seems to be enough for many to believe that it is, but for me it isnt.

**Tajir** · March 11, 2007, 02:08 PM

Everyone has a different goal, some people even have group goals.

My personal goal in life is to serve God and heed to his advice.

His advice [Quran] tells me to help the poor, live modestly, defend his words and existence, and if time and strength allows - become a warrior in his name.

**Amorphos** · March 11, 2007, 05:16 PM

Life is a legacy, its all about what you can leave in the world so that things get progressively better for each successive generation.

Esp cool if you believe in rebirth.

**Real** · March 14, 2007, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dahir

Everyone has a different goal, some people even have group goals.

My personal goal in life is to serve God and heed to his advice.

His advice [Quran] tells me to help the poor, live modestly, defend his words and existence, and if time and strength allows - become a warrior in his name.

I perfectly agree with you, Dahir.

I believe that the purpose of my life is to breed horses and expand their numbers, as well as saving their lives, teaching people to respect them and recognize their importance not only as living beings, but as helpers of the Humanity.
It was thanks to the horse that communication developed so quickly. I don't need to say why, you just have to think a little by yourselves.

Another purpose of my life is to love. To love someone and to serve that person. To complete my life with that person.

I need to be happy. To reach that state of mind, I need to consider some external factors, like love and horses.

That's what we are: purposes. We are nothing but mere ideas of what we desire. We are the space between what we want to be and what the others think of us.

**empty** · March 20, 2007, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Lord Sigilus

That's what we are: purposes. We are nothing but mere ideas of what we desire. We are the space between what we want to be and what the others think of us.

You copied that from one of my favourite poems from Fernando Pessoa

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I think humanity and other beings are worthless, they just don't live to live these days, everybody lives to survive or think instead of a meaning to life, live to happiness.
Nihilism is sure one of the best philosophies I know (the only problem is that I don't know many

).
Life isn't meant to have a purpose... Life is nothing, life is everything, life hasn't been describing life itself, it's us that must think of this first, not expect from life what we can take it from it, we should expect even more, since humanity is always wanting more and more (material values most of all)...

This subject is similar to God, since there aren't any scientific prooves against both, probably more against God, anyway. :hmmm:

**kshcshbash** · March 14, 2007, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Mathias

Im a nihilist, so I dont believe there is a point to life. I wish it was, and that seems to be enough for many to believe that it is, but for me it isnt.

Well why don't you go on a murderous rampage and then kill yourself?

**Tom Paine** · March 14, 2007, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by CNSW

Well why don't you go on a murderous rampage and then kill yourself?

Presumably, the whim hasn't taken him to. If it does, its what a nihilist would do. Of course, most often people who do that are motivated to by values...

**Mathias** · March 24, 2007, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by CNSW

Well why don't you go on a murderous rampage and then kill yourself?

Since I dont see a point in life I just do what I think is best for me, and killing people, while I dont have moral objections to it, wont give me much pleasure. At least it would only do so momentarily. If I were to go on a murderous rampage though, killing myself would be the best thing to do afterwards, as I dont want to spend my life in jail.

**Tom Paine** · March 24, 2007, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Mathias

Since I dont see a point in life I just do what I think is best for me, and killing people, while I dont have moral objections to it, wont give me much pleasure. At least it would only do so momentarily. If I were to go on a murderous rampage though, killing myself would be the best thing to do afterwards, as I dont want to spend my life in jail.

Or maybe evading capture and suiciding only when on the verge of capture? See, that's the problem with nihilism, no forward looking... you are actually not a nihilist, you see a point to life; long term maximised pleasure.

**LSJ** · March 24, 2007, 05:37 PM

The thing about an organism's point to life is that if it is intelligent enough, it gives itself a goal. That is generally furthering the development of their species. If it is not intelligent enough, it simply does what it's instinct tells it too. Of course, human goals are simply variations of the instincts of survival. Since our goals are dominated by instinct, our point to life is pretty much the same as any other animal's. No creature on earth has given itself a goal that is not to better their social group or family in some way.

**Mathias** · March 26, 2007, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ozymandias

Or maybe evading capture and suiciding only when on the verge of capture? See, that's the problem with nihilism, no forward looking...

If was thinking the kind of rampage were you take a assualt rifle and start blasting people down on an open street, in which case there can be no escape (unless the cops are terrible or you happen to be in a movie).

Originally Posted by Ozymandias

you are actually not a nihilist, you see a point to life; long term maximised pleasure.

I dont see it as a point to life, it is what my human urges and desires drives me to. Must there be a point to everything I do, can't I simply choose to do something out of my wants and needs? But then, one might say that my point in life is catering to my wants and needs. I see your point.

**Ragabash** · March 11, 2007, 05:19 PM

Life is like a dream, when you wake up it's already over. Dream, dream, and never wake up.

**Zhuge_Liang** · March 11, 2007, 05:27 PM

Whether there is a point to life, or whatever that point may be is utterly irrelevant when you are truely living life.

**turtle** · March 11, 2007, 05:43 PM

I agree that everyone has their own meaning and point to their life. And this will most likely always be the case. I believe the point to living life is to be good in the best way you know how to be good in. In being good we fulfill great relationships with people, we contribute to the existence of human beings in our own way, we ebable ourselves to benfit from life in general and a whole slew of other good things. Yet, we all have a definition of what good is so, for some, this is not good.

**Lusted** · March 11, 2007, 05:22 PM

I believe that everyone makes their own point to life. I hope to leave a legacy of trying to help others, and being a great friend and person. My life is very heavily set towards helping others.