Meaning of life

[Yggdrasil]

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[Gigabitch]

I don't really need for life to have "meaning".

[doppelgaenger]

People who ask themselves these questions never take a good look outside the window to enjoy the nature, that is this world.

[IndiReloaded]

The fate of all life in this universe appears to be doomed as all biological life will eventually become unsustainable and extinct, be it through a Big Freeze, Big Rip or Big Crunch of the universe.

What does this mean to you and how does this affect your perception of life's meaning?

It means, the sooner we figure out how to get off this rock the more choices we'll have and the better off we will be.

Then, we will be in an interesting situation. Because the evolution & development of our mind & intelligence will have far greater impact on us than mere dispersion of our DNA. Different selection criteria.

[Aeradalia]

The meaning of life in general is to replicate, futile or not. However, the mind that our bodies produced to help ensure survival long enough to pass on genes is beginning to take on a life of its own. For whatever reason, simple replication isn't enough. So in regards to the mind, the meaning of life is to find a worthwhile distraction that keeps us satisfied until we die.

[IndiReloaded]

The meaning of life in general is to replicate, futile or not. However, the mind that our bodies produced to help ensure survival long enough to pass on genes is beginning to take on a life of its own.

That's not quite what I'm saying, Dalia.

EDIT - okay, depending on what you mean, it might be what I said. Explain further?

For whatever reason, simple replication isn't enough.

This is an interesting point. We are right at the threshold of having direct control over our replication, completely independent of evolved biology. What then?

[doppelgaenger]

Where I am from, we tend to say "In my opinion..."

[IndiReloaded]

Everything is 'in my opinion'. Its like prefacing a statement with 'I think'. Obvious.

Unless its someone elses opinion or thought, what else?

[Gribble]

It means, the sooner we figure out how to get off this rock the more choices we'll have and the better off we will be.

Then, we will be in an interesting situation. Because the evolution & development of our mind & intelligence will have far greater impact on us than mere dispersion of our DNA. Different selection criteria.

You can't possibly imagine how much I want off this rock. How badly I want to explore the stars. I'd sell my soul this very instant for a one-way trip into the beyond.

I'm such a pessimist, though. I don't believe we'll ever manage to escape our solar system.

[lovesjoyajm]

Are you talking about the meaning of life, or the purpose of life?

And is there a difference? (I say yes. And that you are all talking about the purpose of life.)

[Gribble]

What's the meaning, then?

[Sonrisa]

You can't possibly imagine how much I want off this rock. How badly I want to explore the stars. I'd sell my soul this very instant for a one-way trip into the beyond.

I'm such a pessimist, though. I don't believe we'll ever manage to escape our solar system.

Ever read the Little Prince?

[Aeradalia]

What's the meaning, then?

Why must it have a meaning? And if it really does have a meaning and you don't like it... what then?

I think the mystery to life's meaning is what makes it liveable.

[Junket]

Are you talking about the meaning of life, or the purpose of life?

And is there a difference? (I say yes. And that you are all talking about the purpose of life.)

No there isn't.

[Gribble]

Ever read the Little Prince?

No, never read it. Though I wish I had.