I don't necessarily agree on pursuit of pleasure a worthy objective meaning for life; however, I think pursuit of intrinsic good make sense as a humanistic meaning for life — matt
On the other side I don't derive meaning from suffering. — Andrew4Handel
What would it be?
Would it be about achieving goals? Making progress morally and spiritually? Doing the will of a deity. Fulfilling an inbuilt teleology?
Hedonism? — Andrew4Handel
The question is, if there was an objective meaning of life, what would it be? Please entertain the question instead of rejecting it outright. — matt
Got to go. The corpse is waiting. — Bitter Crank
What would it be?
Would it be about achieving goals? Making progress morally and spiritually? Doing the will of a deity. Fulfilling an inbuilt teleology?
Hedonism? — Andrew4Handel
Please explain. — matt
The universe doesn't provide us ready-made, objective meaning. It can't. On the other hand, we can, we will, we shall, we must provide meaning. And we do. — Bitter Crank
(..)gather knowledge, wisdom, feel the beauty of the universe. Like I read somewhere, ''the universe is trying to understand itself''.. We're the brains and heart of the universe, one could say. Why not function accordingly? — TheMadFool
If God creates us for a purpose then we're not free and we're being used just like a hammer or a nail — TheMadFool
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