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All of them. If you bother to actually research the subject you will find that the concept of the "Middle Eastern Muslim nation," such as Iran, are not always impoverished dust-bowls with widespread illiteracy and low education. Even the women are allowed to show their faces and some curves out in public, and really don't dress that much differently from what they would here.Which of those observations is inaccurate?
The problem here is that you're claiming we have a body (granted), and then claiming all sorts of extra information along with it including gods, purpose, spirit, learning device, etc.
When asked for evidence for your conclusion, you merely point to the body rather than proving evidence of the far more specific conclusion that links the body to all the other things you claim.
All of them. If you bother to actually research the subject you will find that the concept of the "Middle Eastern Muslim nation," such as Iran, are not always impoverished dust-bowls with widespread illiteracy and low education. Even the women are allowed to show their faces and some curves out in public, and really don't dress that much differently from what they would here.
I figured as much.By the way, I was not thinking of only the middle east.
We are here because we chose to be here, it is as simple as that.
Why did we choose to be here?
* It is a necessary step towards our spiritual progression (We will only progress if we choose to).
* To gain a physical body (a necessary part of our progression).
* Because we want happiness. "Men are that they might have joy." - BoM
* Above all, because we love(d) Jesus Christ - We chose His plan over Lucifer's (Son of the morning).
uuuhhh!!.Why are We here?
Some of us are the opposite. I follow Lucifer's plan, and am actually much happier in that than I ever was following God's plan, or the Wiccan/Pagan religions I used to follow.* Above all, because we love(d) Jesus Christ - We chose His plan over Lucifer's (Son of the morning).
I believe that all things existed spiritually before they existed physically.This is interesting. How did we choose to be here before we existed?
Some of us are the opposite. I follow Lucifer's plan, and am actually much happier in that than I ever was following God's plan, or the Wiccan/Pagan religions I used to follow.
Purpose?
We construct purpose along with values and motivations and reasons and meanings and moralities and... We each of us individually and collectively, subjectively within the contexts of our experiences and ponderings, build these things for ourselves. There can be no ultimate purpose for any of us any more than there can be ultimate purpose for all of existence. What exists is the consequence of prior conditions and those of prior consequences and so and so ad infinitum.
Infinite regress is enough to explain every possibility wihout need of resorting to magical explanations. No deity required. [.]
In wishing to find ultimate purpose or meaning to our lives we must necessarily fail.
Subjective, genuinely personal meaning and purpose and value and understanding... Now that is what we are each about. That, and our realtional interactions with the wonders of the world and the others we share it with.
That is so much. It's more than enough for any and all of us. There is just no need for inventing hypothetical, absolute, ultimate, mythical beings of any stripe in order to attribute theoretically ultimate purpose to ourselves through their caprice.
Would satisfying a megalomaniacally capricious, brilliant, controling, judgemental and powerful boss give any of us greater purpose or meaning?
Nope.
Neither would an existence of a God or gods.
As the old song goes: "We're here because we're here because we're here because we're here."
Other than that, I'm pretty much here for those I love. Works for me. I'm leading a charmed life.
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I believe that all things existed spiritually before they existed physically.
It is our destiny.Each and everyone of us ( in some point in our lives) ask ourselves, Whats the Purpose of Life?. Why are we here? We wonder and wonder about whats going to happen when we stop breathing. No matter what the case is, either in a horrifying situation and or in astonishing joyful moments in our lives. Let it be a split second curiousness. However, we still feel the need to know the Purpose of Life.
So why dont we all share our own perspectives to Why We Are Here!:grill:
If you are a light bearer than Lucifer's plan is whatever YOU want it to be.unk:What do you believe Lucifer's plan is?
Really? What is your evidence that this is true?
If you cannot produce evidence, why should not everyone else conclude that you are suffering from delusions?
What does "existed spiritually" even mean?
What does existed physically even mean? Scientists cannot even agree on what life is can they?What does "existed spiritually" even mean?