In my philosophy I only have one life, so I'd better get moving on it right now! :wink: — GLEN willows
Then as Sartre said "hell is other people." That's part of it too. Not to say I've conquered the quest for happiness, oh no no. But I have put it in perspective, and don't blame the world for my darkness. Which helps. — GLEN willows
But we agree - creating goals and behaviours in life (like helping others) are what give you purpose. But everyone has different ways of achieving that. — GLEN willows
In my philosophy I only have one life, so I'd better get moving on it right now! :wink: — GLEN willows
Why cannot it be true that the purpose of nature works THROUGH evolution?
Too much emphasis is placed on the randomness of evolution by ppl who only look at mutation in genes. Yes, that mutation is indeed random, but the mutations that are accepted...are they merely random? No, they must be adaptable; and then we come to the question of what is adaptability, and we must allow that it means something like, “what fits in to the scheme of the universe”.
It’s like if someone said, “pinball is a game of pure chance, for there is no way to know how the ball will return to the paddle, at what angle or speed. The player just pushes the button by reflex, and hopes it sends the ball into places where big scores can be racked up.” But there are, in fact, “pinball wizards”, who correspond to our evolutionary adaptability, able to choose the random things that fit into the scheme of the game. — Todd Martin
The creation cannot imbue itself with purpose. Purpose is imbued by an outside force not from within. So it cannot be given to oneself. — Darkneos
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