Gambit
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Basically.
You basically have an absurd worldview.
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Basically.
I have lived my entire life knowing that there are greater minds than mine.Did you ever consider the possibility that there might be a greater mind than yours?
Depends upon the individual with the string.How long is a piece of string?
I have lived my entire life knowing that there are greater minds than mine.
The meaning of life is... always look on the bright side of life.What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of existence?
This long.How long is a piece of string?
Absolutely. I am a part of a family, a part of a community, a part of a society, a part ofa species and so on. The earth herself may be sentient in some form, or the galaxy - who knows?That's not what I was implying. I'm asking whether you ever considered the possibility that there might be a greater mind in which your mind is merely a part.
Who doesn't? The world is absurd, even if there were a Creator.You basically have an absurd worldview.
You should heed your own advice.
Depends upon the individual with the string.
For some it is to long.
For some it is to short.
For still others it is just the right length.
This long.
For us to trust and seek him, by accepting faith and living as virtuously as possible so that we arrive to eternity in his grace; enjoying his love as we were created to enjoy.What is the will of God?
For us to trust and seek him, by accepting faith and living as virtuously as possible so that we arrive to eternity in his grace; enjoying his love as we were created to enjoy.
As opposed to what other kind of attitude?
To be one with all.What is your "highest ideal?"
If you want to / choose to make it so / perceive the possibilities in that way.
Because learning in this life open the opportunity to sharing and teaching with others that will survive us and hopefully pass the good effort along.
In that way, and IMO in that way alone, humanity is immortal.
Absolutely. I am a part of a family, a part of a community, a part of a society, a part ofa species and so on. The earth herself may be sentient in some form, or the galaxy - who knows?
Does my "learning" serve some ultimate purpose?
The meaning of life is... always look on the bright side of life.
That sounds more like a prescription on how to achieve the purpose rather than a description of what the purpose actually is.
Absolutely. I am a part of a family, a part of a community, a part of a society, a part ofa species and so on. The earth herself may be sentient in some form, or the galaxy - who knows?