What does it mean to be?

How do you personally reflect on your own existence, and how do you interpret it's meaning, if you believe there is any?

EX: I believe that all living things are birthed out of nothing, and gain everything they can desire through life's struggles, learning, and feelings. A person's meaning should be chosen by them, no matter how small or outlandish it is. If you possess the will to accomplish a task, and truly want to achieve that task, than you are a Human. Not possessing the drive to accomplish your goals, or possessing no goals merits you the task of achieving as such. To this task there is nor wrong answer or counterargument, the drive to be and to achieve is accomplished even by reading the words I have typed, or posting your own reply to this very topic. To be Human is to be something- anything that you wish, desire, or naturally become.

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Please- type your responses, no matter how silly or serious they may be. Think about this question as you do everything else in your life; be yourself.

Wow this is a deep thread. existential crisis anyone?

life has no purpose, we are all just highly evolved monkeys clinging to a rock floating through space, and the rock itself is dying.

*slits wrists*

This thread is too deep for me

Well there's nothing you said Gard that can be logically refuted. I have the same views.

"Know thyself." -Socrates; Is all that we can associate the meaning of life and so forth based on our knowledge of the world and on our limitations.

Wr1tt3n by tophat, 16.12.2013 at 17:52

Well there's nothing you said Gard that can be logically refuted. I have the same views.

"Know thyself." -Socrates; Is all that we can associate the meaning of life and so forth based on our knowledge of the world and on our limitations.

Nothing has to be logical to have a Human opinion, mind you.

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 17:42

Wow this is a deep thread. existential crisis anyone?

life has no purpose, we are all just highly evolved monkeys clinging to a rock floating through space, and the rock itself is dying.

*slits wrists*

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

Wr1tt3n by Stomach Ulcers, 16.12.2013 at 17:47

Hahahahahahaha, here we go again.

u w0t m8

Wr1tt3n by Acquiesce, 16.12.2013 at 17:48

This thread is too deep for me

D = (16T^2)-11T

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To spice up topic: Do any of you follow the idea of the Phaneron, or take all reality as fact instead of relativity?

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Wr1tt3n by tophat, 16.12.2013 at 17:52

Well there's nothing you said Gard that can be logically refuted. I have the same views.

"Know thyself." -Socrates; Is all that we can associate the meaning of life and so forth based on our knowledge of the world and on our limitations.

Nothing has to be logical to have a Human opinion, mind you.

I know, I said your opinion cannot be logically refuted. Of course, some opinions aren't or don't have to be logical.

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

why bother, just adopt nihilism and accept your meaningless existence.

and anytime i walk down the street waffle tries to sell me drugs, its why i walk across =/

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 19:44

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

why bother, just adopt nihilism and accept your meaningless existence.

and anytime i walk down the street waffle tries to sell me drugs, its why i walk across =/

I refuse to accept Nihilism on the ground that it is logically wrong, if you possess the willpower to make something out of your existence. If you're so arrogant and lazy as to reject existence and make it worse for others, you are still making something out of your existence, therefore trumping your belief that you serve no purpose; your purpose is to pretend you have no purpose.

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 21:25

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 19:44

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

why bother, just adopt nihilism and accept your meaningless existence.

and anytime i walk down the street waffle tries to sell me drugs, its why i walk across =/

I refuse to accept Nihilism on the ground that it is logically wrong, if you possess the willpower to make something out of your existence. If you're so arrogant and lazy as to reject existence and make it worse for others, you are still making something out of your existence, therefore trumping your belief that you serve no purpose; your purpose is to pretend you have no purpose.

nihilism doesnt assert that we ourselves have no purpose, it asserts that existence has no purpose... well depending on who you ask

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 22:01

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 21:25

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 19:44

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

why bother, just adopt nihilism and accept your meaningless existence.

and anytime i walk down the street waffle tries to sell me drugs, its why i walk across =/

I refuse to accept Nihilism on the ground that it is logically wrong, if you possess the willpower to make something out of your existence. If you're so arrogant and lazy as to reject existence and make it worse for others, you are still making something out of your existence, therefore trumping your belief that you serve no purpose; your purpose is to pretend you have no purpose.

nihilism doesnt assert that we ourselves have no purpose, it asserts that existence has no purpose... well depending on who you ask

Again, simply by existing you create purpose for all things.

"I think, therefore I am" -Rene Descartes

Wr1tt3n by Utah, 16.12.2013 at 23:13

"I think, therefore I am" -Rene Descartes

I actually based an entire essay around that quote a few months ago, 10/10 post.

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 22:33

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 22:01

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 21:25

Wr1tt3n by Permamuted, 16.12.2013 at 19:44

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 18:14

Existential crisis? Just discussion, friend.

Maybe we are just highly evolved monkeys on a flying rock, but what if we chose to think of ourselves as more than that? And to achieve more than that? Would you believe life to have purpose than; to create and innovate?

Remember to walk down the street, not across.

why bother, just adopt nihilism and accept your meaningless existence.

and anytime i walk down the street waffle tries to sell me drugs, its why i walk across =/

I refuse to accept Nihilism on the ground that it is logically wrong, if you possess the willpower to make something out of your existence. If you're so arrogant and lazy as to reject existence and make it worse for others, you are still making something out of your existence, therefore trumping your belief that you serve no purpose; your purpose is to pretend you have no purpose.

nihilism doesnt assert that we ourselves have no purpose, it asserts that existence has no purpose... well depending on who you ask

Again, simply by existing you create purpose for all things.

thats slightly egotistical lol

but seriously i am not a nihilist, my views on religion and the meaning of life are very complicated. i don't wish to devolve the topic into a religious debate but for many ppl the meaning of life and religon are inextricably linked, in that in searching for the former many people will turn to the latter.

i'm a born catholic, confirmed and all that but not a practicing one, i'm not an atheist nor am i agnostic, i lie somewhere inbetween those too.

for me i believe that you should live your life to the fullest, be a decent/kind person, try to better yourself, and find happiness. youre on this planet for whatever length of time, make the best of it. if thats the purpose for us being here i do not know, but i guess we're all trying to find out.

my morales, values and the way i believe i should live reflect the basic values espoused by many of the world religions, but in those i find many contradictions, holes and practices i disagree with. I'm a logical person, if theres a higher power out there, in my opinion he/she/it has a lot to answer for.

also im surprised to find a thread that makes me think like this on aw of all places

We are all nothing to the universe. I am nothing. You are nothing.

Did you know that Descartes actually copied and slightly varied the original quote which reads as follows: 'I'm Cow, therefore I win.'?

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 23:15

Wr1tt3n by Utah, 16.12.2013 at 23:13

"I think, therefore I am" -Rene Descartes

I actually based an entire essay around that quote a few months ago, 10/10 post.

I heard it as a child on Civilization and it always stuck in my head and was fun to say. Only recently did I actually discover what it meant, it is very fascinating.

To be is to submit and obey god's every command, because as we all know, he watches over and takes care of everything. Like some AW player once said, " Thank god Germany didn't take my cap." Pretty sure god played a part there

Wr1tt3n by Unleashed, 19.12.2013 at 03:24

To be is to submit and obey god's every command, because as we all know, he watches over and takes care of everything. Like some AW player once said, " Thank god Germany didn't take my cap." Pretty sure god played a part there

So you claim we are all the Marionettes of an omnipotent being, bent on simulating his idea of reality and existence, and we must obey the frays that our strings shock upon us, telling us to purchase 367 sentry planes to make our opponents wut out of existence?

8/10 sarcasm

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 19.12.2013 at 21:47

Wr1tt3n by Unleashed, 19.12.2013 at 03:24

To be is to submit and obey god's every command, because as we all know, he watches over and takes care of everything. Like some AW player once said, " Thank god Germany didn't take my cap." Pretty sure god played a part there

So you claim we are all the Marionettes of an omnipotent being, bent on simulating his idea of reality and existence, and we must obey the frays that our strings shock upon us, telling us to purchase 367 sentry planes to make our opponents wut out of existence?

8/10 sarcasm

Life has no meaning, other than survival of the fittest.
Is not a popularity contest, but it is a contest.

Steps to help humanity:

1) Pay Taxes
2) Reproduce
3) Make sure that people with bad gen-poll don't accomplish number 2
4) protect the last 3 rules to death.

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 16:17

How do you personally reflect on your own existence, and how do you interpret it's meaning, if you believe there is any?

EX: I believe that all living things are birthed out of nothing, and gain everything they can desire through life's struggles, learning, and feelings. A person's meaning should be chosen by them, no matter how small or outlandish it is. If you possess the will to accomplish a task, and truly want to achieve that task, than you are a Human. Not possessing the drive to accomplish your goals, or possessing no goals merits you the task of achieving as such. To this task there is nor wrong answer or counterargument, the drive to be and to achieve is accomplished even by reading the words I have typed, or posting your own reply to this very topic. To be Human is to be something- anything that you wish, desire, or naturally become.

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Please- type your responses, no matter how silly or serious they may be. Think about this question as you do everything else in your life; be yourself.

wealth, power, health, and fame
also love is biggest meaning of my own existence

"According to greek mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4 legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves."
― Plato

I think is time for you to find your other halves (i mean girlfriend)

Wr1tt3n by avatar, 19.12.2013 at 22:58

Wr1tt3n by Guest, 16.12.2013 at 16:17

How do you personally reflect on your own existence, and how do you interpret it's meaning, if you believe there is any?

EX: I believe that all living things are birthed out of nothing, and gain everything they can desire through life's struggles, learning, and feelings. A person's meaning should be chosen by them, no matter how small or outlandish it is. If you possess the will to accomplish a task, and truly want to achieve that task, than you are a Human. Not possessing the drive to accomplish your goals, or possessing no goals merits you the task of achieving as such. To this task there is nor wrong answer or counterargument, the drive to be and to achieve is accomplished even by reading the words I have typed, or posting your own reply to this very topic. To be Human is to be something- anything that you wish, desire, or naturally become.

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Please- type your responses, no matter how silly or serious they may be. Think about this question as you do everything else in your life; be yourself.

wealth, power, health, and fame
also love is biggest meaning of my own existence

"According to greek mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4 legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves."
― Plato

I think is time for you to find your other halves (i mean girlfriend)

This would make all women lesbian and all men gay though. Not that Gard has a problem with this, but still.

Wr1tt3n by YazanTheSexy, 20.12.2013 at 13:10

i dont agree with you learster, even though plato quotes is always crazy simply bec nth of what he said is true i always believe him as a drunk 24 h man yet you have to admit his death say sexy "One story, based on a mutilated manuscript,suggests Plato died in his bed, whilst a young Thracian girl played the flute to him"

I fail to see how this relates to what I was saying?