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True purpose in life

shunyadragon

shunyadragon
Premium Member
As you say, stupidity is widespread.

Particularly in the name of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

I will offer a fundamental purpose of life regardless of belief system or world view.

The purpose of life is life.

I see two distinct categories of views so far in this thread:

(1) The first is the view that the purpose of life is only through the belief in God, and most often through only one belief in God, such as one church, sect, or criteria of belief, where there is no purpose of life beyond this belief system. I have seen some say that non-believers are in ecclesiastical crisis, but the reality this problem may be universal to all belief systems. Some of these beliefs propose a Theocracy or eccelsiocracy to implement this purpose of life for everyone. Religious guidance for law, or religious law becomes becomes the law and the purse of life for everyone. For such as system to work it must acknowledge the diversity of world views and their purpose in life, but unfortunately most religious world views do not acknowledge others that do not believe as they do.

The problem with is view is that it creates conflicts, intolerance, and social isolation from those who believe differently.

(2) Others propose that everyone should and do find their own purpose in life. In some ways this is a very real view, because despite assertions of option #1 it is a matter of life that most different belief systems do offer purpose of life in their own values, ethics and world view.

The problem with this 'everyone out for their own purpose of life,' is that results in a form anarchist conclusion with no standards beyond ones own world view.

I believe it is incumbent on humanity to develop or embrace a more universal standard of 'purpose of life' that allows for a diversity religious and secular alternatives to coexist. The problem here is what could be the universal standard that would be acceptable in the diversity of worldviews?
 
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Apologes

Active Member
You should have a vision for what you want to do with your life but you should also pray for God to help you find and go about that vision.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Can God help me discover my true purpose in life or is it something I must figure out on my own?

I don't think there is a purpose to life. Sure a person can make the most of their lives, fill it with whatever satisfies them. But ultimately that's just a personal satisfaction that is just fleeting.
 

BSM1

What? Me worry?
I don't think there is a purpose to life. Sure a person can make the most of their lives, fill it with whatever satisfies them. But ultimately that's just a personal satisfaction that is just fleeting.

It seems that most "purposes" in life are determined after the fact.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
It seems that most "purposes" in life are determined after the fact.

Some have gained posthumous fame by some profound realisation.

As for the rest, living life as best one can and reproducing seem to be the goal of life
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Can God help me discover my true purpose in life or is it something I must figure out on my own?

The purpose of life is survival. Survive as long as you possible can and stave off entropy as long as possible.

Don't see that so much as a commandment as something built into the design.
 
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