Has Anyone Contemplated The Purpose Of Life?

Alright folks ....the answer is very simple.... "42" ....

We are a way for the universe to know itself.

For my sake I sure hope not.

Yes. Very simple. Just posted in another thread.

The only purpose is for soul development. You and your soul group predetermine what lessons and experiences you need to improve on (it is a self-imposed karma), and how yourself and others in the group will be connected (e.g. spouses, friends, teachers, etc...). It is very elaborate.

When you are done, you and your soul group review the lessons and whether or not you need additional experiences or not, and move on.

That's it. It's one big "simulation" to make our souls better.

the meaning of life is replication through efficiency, with the minimal number of negative external affects.

Read The Purpose Driven Life by Pastor Rick Warren

I suppose one can define a purpose for life but it still lacks the ability to predate the actual purpose.

eat, fuck, shit, and finally, worm food.

Two things I know for certain:

1. To expand your capacity to love

2. To gain wisdom from your experiences

There's no way to tell what happens after death, and it really doesn't matter. Step out of your constantly moving mind and become an observer of it. Live in the present and simply observe the beauty that is happening all around you at every second. There is only now, there will always be now. Live in that moment and create your universe.

Yes - in depth and over many years and down many paths and into and out of many relationships, and I have found that purposes vary between people with little or no constraint of direction, only intent.

Our purpose is to die. That being said, you can make your own hell or live happy. The rest is just bullshit.

The meaning of life is to live.
Ghandi said same,
"Whatever you do will be insignificant,
but it is very important that you do it."
Live to the fullest.
Love to the fullest.
Fight to the end.
Help others along the way.
Stand for what you believe in.
Peace to you all.
love,p.

if you had a button you could push and get what ever you wanted when ever you wanted eventually that would become boring you would want a button labeld suprise.. and here you are.

different people have different "purposes"

we're not all in the same grade so to speak

Yes, every day. Read Nietzsche and get depressed.

The meaning of life is not to live, the meaning of life is to die. But the reason we are put here is to figure out how to really live .. after we die.

I could not have put it more elegantly or exactly. I came to this conclusion while in my mid 20s. I was blinded by a flash of inspiration that left me knowing without doubt that the purpose of life was to simply love (unconditionally, as a parent should love their child) and to learn (everything you possibly can!).

Great question to ponder, OP!

Sometimes life is simply for the living. Who needs too much "window dressing," anyway? That goes for all the "helpful people," trying to do your thinking for you, including me.

Start with Descartes. I did. He shall be your rock on which you build all other knowledge.

It has to be more than the ability to question why.

choice, that is what it all boils down to.

We are bombarded with choices, it is about what we choose I believe, we can choose to be naughty or nice good or bad evil or saintly, or all of the above through various stages.

Yes, and I'm pretty sure now that the purpose of life is providing free heathcare and contraception to others.

Baseless rubbish.

IMO, it is to be reconciled and reunited with our Heavenly Father through his Son Yeshua and obedience to his Holy Law, the Torah so we can inherit eternal life. This is a testing ground, a sorting ground if you will. The wheat will be separated from the chaff. Many are called, few are chosen. It's wonderful and I feel so blessed and privileged for all God has let me experience and learn. God is Great!

There is no purpose. It just happens. Your mistake is thinking that it must have a purpose to exist.

No that is not the purpose of life. The purpose of life is to grow wisdom. When you post this muck, you are missing the whole point beloved. God doesn't let you experience anything, you, are a son of God create what you wish to experience, or you let the thugs lead you by the nose. So which is it, and what doe you wish to learn and experience in this life?

It is a testing ground, that part is true. FEW CHOSE TO BE CHOSEN. God doesn't choose, YOU CHOSE GOD and to develop yourself to become God LIKE. God is MIND. He is the entire mind of the creation, not a daddy person. You are a fragment of his mind and you are the responsible one to grow yourself or not. Those on the narrow path choose to grow their minds ands heart and purposely search for wisdom.

All MINDS are eternal, you already have eternal life. The sorting at this time is around those who are going to move up and those who are going to move laterally to some other 3d world, because they are immature still.

The thugs will be separated off the planet, but also shall be the immature who are not ready yet for the ascension.

Last Edited by God Loves ALL on 12/01/2012 09:07 AM

you exist. but it's for you to develop YOUR PURPOSE.

Last Edited by God Loves ALL on 12/01/2012 09:07 AM

No, I don't exist. Nor do you.

We have totally different beliefs Candace. You do know the Urantia book broke the Command of Moses and was written by a false Prophet? In fact, the Author is not even identified so it could have been Satan himself for all we know.

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2

“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book,” Revelation 22:18, 19.

You have been deceived. Why do you reject the real word of God for new-age nonsense?