There is no real point in living other than sense of being. And by being, I mean an ongoing being before and after this life. This is what all religion is based upon and gives us our inherent sense of right and wrong. For without this, there is no reason to be civil and appreciative. We would just go ahead and destroy each other immediately.
What is the point of living?
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Likely we reincarnate --not necessarily on this planet. One would hope that all the Ted Bundys go to one place and others go elsewhere. --When some people at "Elsewhere" reveal themselves to be demons, a further weeding is done in next lives and so on and so on. --Probably why the universe is so large and still expanding.
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Joking aside, there is no objective, universally accepted reason for living, no matter how so many religions try to tell you otherwise. With my collecting stamps example I was trying to show that everyone has to find their own meaning and fulfillment. Some never find it, some find several reasons and some don't even bother, that is not to say they are worse off then the ones who keep searching for meaning in everything. Blessed are the ignorant...
Also your meaning of life doesn't even have to be a positive one. I mean it is generally considered to be nicer, but some find meaning making others miserable. Philosophically speaking that can be just as fulfilling as family, or helping people, etc,etc...
But then again, isn't this beauty worth dying for?:
Also your meaning of life doesn't even have to be a positive one. I mean it is generally considered to be nicer, but some find meaning making others miserable. Philosophically speaking that can be just as fulfilling as family, or helping people, etc,etc...
But then again, isn't this beauty worth dying for?:
Joking aside, there is no objective, universally accepted reason for living, no matter how so many religions try to tell you otherwise. With my collecting stamps example I was trying to show that everyone has to find their own meaning and fulfillment. Some never find it, some find several reasons and some don't even bother, that is not to say they are worse off then the ones who keep searching for meaning in everything. Blessed are the ignorant...
Also your meaning of life doesn't even have to be a positive one. I mean it is generally considered to be nicer, but some find meaning making others miserable. Philosophically speaking that can be just as fulfilling as family, or helping people, etc,etc...
But then again, isn't this beauty worth dying for?:
PURPOSE,, the truer the purpose the more reason to live.
This is a trader forum -- so, The Purpose of Living...is to accumulate as much money or Points or material possessions as possible...in this Game...of life.
Shove a huge dildo up the market Casino's butt. (with no lube) -- The Casino, or House, always wins...my ass.
Shove a huge dildo up the market Casino's butt. (with no lube) -- The Casino, or House, always wins...my ass.
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I agree, if you don't own bitcoin, it's all rather poyntless
Being able to ask questions like that seems like a good enough start to me.
Despite the horrors humans are capable of, the saving grace of human nature is our ability to question ourselves and our intent. To turn inward, analyse and change course should we deem it appropriate. To measure our actions against the optimal as we see it. Then act on those higher principles we have found within.
You could read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Montaigne's Essays, Seneca's letters, Epictetus' Discourse etc. Or for the cliff notes version watch Monty Python's Meaning of Life
What struck me in reading the above, was the fact that they were questioning the same things we do in modern/contemporary times. Humans have always asked questions like this. The fact that we still question provides the very reason to go on does it not?
I also suggest the little book below for about only 130 pages of main text would be a fairly useful and practical one for daily life.
Stoic Serenity: A Practical Course on Finding Inner Peace
by Keith Seddon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/661675.Stoic_Serenity
BTW: This book can be read/studied by itself alone, without needing any other books.
Maybe also :
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Hardcover – October 18, 2016
by Ryan Holiday
Joining an online forum group, or local meetup.com group, for Stoics could be useful as well for getting feedback about this topic. imo
Just 2 cents.
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imo, perhaps one possible potential answer would be To know and find God (= Fate), in a Stoicism way!
I think, there is always a continuity for puzzling over, learning, updating, creating and transferring knowledge and wisdom from one generation to next generation. In the forms of words, acts and writing etc.
The ongoing mystery of encountering our Fate (individually and collectively), and striving to puzzle over/ learn/ update/ create/ transfer new knowledge and wisdom about anything that now we don't know yet, now we can't see yet, now we don't understand yet, etc. would be very much worth our daily living. I'd guess.
Some trained professionals are able to carry out this kind of searching process with systematic approaches - Science!
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https://elitetrader.com/et/threads/the-argument-against-creation.317400/#post-4591516
"The Argument Against Creation "
God created and maintains everything. There is no argument at all.
God knows the answer, of course. But nobody knows or understands how and why about everything including creation. Why would we think we should be able to know and understand everything?
God is everything - including everything we know, we don't know yet (e.g. ET), and we can never know; everything we see, we can't see yet (e.g. dark energy/matter), and we can never see; everything we understand, we don't understand yet (e.g. avoiding wars), and we can never understand; etc; etc.
Everything also includes what we call Creation, which is just one of God's mysteries!
We shouldn't waste our time/ energy in certain things, as we should be doing so many other more meaningful and productive things.
Some people including asylums are still homeless! That is the kind of practical issues people should spend time and energy in with priority.
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There are lots of reasons for living once you look outward at serving your brothers/sisters and stop looking inward.