What’s the meaning of life?

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
    111·
    16 days ago

    There isn’t one. At least one that you have a say in. Your purpose is to be a part of nature as you always have and always will be. Your purpose right now is to conduct yourself as you are, since that’s how nature made you to be. You will die, as nature has purposed. You will be re-used as nature has purposed. You will never again be in the natural state you are currently in, but you will always be a part of nature.

    Reflect frequently upon the instability of things, and how very fast the scenes of nature are shifted. Matter is in perpetual flux. Change is always and everywhere at work; it strikes through causes and effects, and leaves nothing fixed and permanent.

    The only constant is nature. If it has a purpose, you have found yours.

    • tinwhiskers@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      The question doesn’t even make sense. You have to redefine it to “purpose” or some other word to even get started. The only literal interpretation is “what does ‘life’ mean?”, which is just something like “a metabolic system capable of Darwinian evolution”.

  • r00ty@kbin.life
    3·
    16 days ago

    I think we should qualify the question. I think I’d like to hear a reason for society as a whole to exist that is reasoned and has a firm basis in logic and has no emotive or circular reference.

    Because I cannot see the point of it (and I’ve been accused of being a pessimist, depressed and worse for expressing this opinion). So, I would really like to hear an actual reason for us all to be here.

  • Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml
    3·
    16 days ago

    Life itself, the propagation and continuation of it, the creation of conscious structures capable of experience, reflection and influence over their nature - and ultimately defiance against a cold and dead, seemingly endless universe.

    Or, for people that like the cold universe, there’s a quote I forgot who it came from: “The purpose of life is to waste the energy of the sun”

  • Fizz@lemmy.nz
    1·
    16 days ago

    To aquire money to pass down to your kids so they can use it to gain a headscarf over other kids and your family can dominate the world the world.

    Or to live a good life and make meaningful connections