• Moonguide@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Depends on who you ask. Plato, Nietzsche, Camus would have a brawl just discussing how to define the meaning of purpose.

    Personally, I like absurdism. There is no intrinsic meaning. You’re not an eventuality, just a coincidence. You’re dealt a hand and expected to get something out of it, which is kinda fucked. But hey fuck it, there’s cool stuff around too, plenty to find your own meaning.

  • Grabthar@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women. Or cheese. I suppose either is good.

  • webghost0101@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Nature centric: To shit and eventually die on the ground so to maintain the cycle of nutrients.

    Species centric: To guarantee the survival of the human species by taking care or our young.

    Personal centric: To grab the gift of life with 2 hands, to do what makes you happy and die with a feeling of satisfaction.

    Disclaimer: Just some of my personal ideas.

  • User Deleted@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Biologically: To keep your DNA existing by procrating so that roughly half of you DNA live on in your children (I say roughly half since there are mutations and stuff)

    For Humanity: Develop technology, expand our presence by colonizing the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe.

    Religiously: To serve whatever diety or dieties you believe in.

    Philosophical:

    -Hedonism: Do whatever to be happy.

    -Nihilism: Nothing matters

    -Probably many more under the umbrella of philosophy, but these 2 are the main ones I remember

    That’s all is on the top of my mind. For me, the biological view on meaning of life is kinda shit. I don’t wanna deal with crying babies (eww… disguisting babies), I will never have children.

    Now the idea that Humanity will expand and we will become interstellar, thats kinda what I think the meaning of life is, I mean that more of on the society level, not personal. Well then personally, its probably Hedonism. One person like me ain’t gonna make any difference in humanity, I’ll just do whatever makes me happy. Thats my meaning of life.

    • Gsus4@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      There is Huzza porpoise, Algerine porpoise, even Mealy-mouthed porpoise. Plenty of cetology to be had.