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Tue Apr-17-07 02:06 AM
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is to love and make connections with other human beings while taking care of the Earth given to us. Connections and love comes in many forms.
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| -Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? |
zalinda |
Apr-15-07 11:08 PM |
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why does there have to be a purpose? |
QuestionAll |
Apr-15-07 11:10 PM |
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I never understood the need to know this either |
Skittles |
Apr-15-07 11:14 PM |
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I agree n/t |
indie_voter |
Apr-15-07 11:16 PM |
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That's your purpose. |
Everybody |
Apr-16-07 09:13 AM |
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God can't make mistakes. Wanted to see what it was like. nm |
dicksteele |
Apr-15-07 11:10 PM |
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There is no purpose |
Seen the light |
Apr-15-07 11:11 PM |
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The purpose of life is to create. . . |
Journeyman |
Apr-15-07 11:12 PM |
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I had the same feeling the day my son was born.. |
B Calm |
Apr-16-07 05:33 AM |
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The answer is...either 42, or this: |
karlrschneider |
Apr-15-07 11:13 PM |
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Ah, the Gospels according to Monty and Tony |
deutsey |
Apr-16-07 07:43 AM |
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Yours was the forty-second post... |
JackRiddler |
Apr-16-07 10:36 AM |
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The purpose of life is to give of oneself as much as one can |
flvegan |
Apr-15-07 11:14 PM |
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I don't know why anyone thinks there is supposed to be a purpose, but if you need one, increase |
mondo joe |
Apr-15-07 11:16 PM |
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Life itself is temporary. |
jtg33 |
Apr-15-07 11:22 PM |
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The eternal question... |
whoneedstickets |
Apr-15-07 11:22 PM |
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It's for each person to choose. This is our creative power - a piece of God in each. |
TahitiNut |
Apr-15-07 11:25 PM |
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I was going to say "to learn lessons" |
renate |
Apr-16-07 02:35 AM |
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No clue, here. And while I might yet be persuaded there's omniscience involved, I'm way past |
WinkyDink |
Apr-15-07 11:27 PM |
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to KILL... KILL WITHOUT MERCY... KILL KILL KILL!!!!!! |
JVS |
Apr-15-07 11:28 PM |
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Someone needs a hug. |
whoneedstickets |
Apr-15-07 11:30 PM |
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are you offering one? |
JVS |
Apr-15-07 11:31 PM |
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I'm a little blown away by the irony of this statement from last night |
Bucky |
Apr-16-07 04:19 PM |
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I hope my words didn't encourage the gun-man |
JVS |
Apr-17-07 09:24 AM |
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Just go wherever the life journey leads you... |
marmar |
Apr-15-07 11:30 PM |
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We are the Universe attempting to understand itself |
pscot |
Apr-15-07 11:35 PM |
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We're also the universe attempting to have sex with itself. |
impeachdubya |
Apr-15-07 11:43 PM |
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nothin' wrong wid dat |
pscot |
Apr-15-07 11:50 PM |
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To solve your problems. |
icymist |
Apr-15-07 11:39 PM |
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To make calculations for the mice. |
hootinholler |
Apr-15-07 11:40 PM |
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Maybe the destination is the place where you realize you don't need a destination. |
impeachdubya |
Apr-15-07 11:42 PM |
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I don't know but |
StarryNite |
Apr-15-07 11:44 PM |
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It is 1 of those conundrums. |
uppityperson |
Apr-15-07 11:57 PM |
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the purpose is ours to create... n/t |
seabeyond |
Apr-15-07 11:59 PM |
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Watch this video. Then ask me again |
BigBearJohn |
Apr-15-07 11:59 PM |
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Marvelous! |
troubleinwinter |
Apr-16-07 12:29 AM |
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Wow! |
Blue State Native |
Apr-16-07 08:11 AM |
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Emerson has said it as well as anyone... |
Psephos |
Apr-16-07 12:10 AM |
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Wow -- I found comfort in that quote. I'll use it. |
BigBearJohn |
Apr-16-07 12:50 AM |
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Perfect. Thank you. |
indie_voter |
Apr-16-07 09:08 AM |
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I keep a file on my desk top just for |
BushDespiser12 |
Apr-17-07 02:19 AM |
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To "Chop wood and carry water". |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-16-07 01:26 AM |
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souls come into bodies to learn lessons |
garybeck |
Apr-16-07 01:29 AM |
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To balance hedonism, creativity and love. |
Alexander |
Apr-16-07 01:42 AM |
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To find out what the heck those polar bears were doing on that island! |
Bucky |
Apr-16-07 01:57 AM |
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Life is inherently meaningless. |
Blashyrkh |
Apr-16-07 02:20 AM |
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Whatever you choose to do with it. |
ConsAreLiars |
Apr-16-07 02:35 AM |
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Dean Koontz put it pretty simply |
krispos42 |
Apr-16-07 02:41 AM |
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Hey bub... |
Daedelus76 |
Apr-16-07 03:03 AM |
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subscribe to futilitarianism! :D |
NuttyFluffers |
Apr-16-07 07:37 AM |
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We make meaning in our lives by doing things that are meaningful to us |
deutsey |
Apr-16-07 07:46 AM |
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It's quite difficult to be creative in this society. |
Perragrande |
Apr-16-07 01:46 PM |
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Read Eckhart Tolle. |
renie408 |
Apr-16-07 07:56 AM |
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I also recommend Viktor Frankl |
martymar64 |
Apr-16-07 05:22 PM |
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Your arbitrary birth has no more meaning or reason than a king's or a cockroach's. |
MrSlayer |
Apr-16-07 08:02 AM |
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Oh, I like that one. |
Matsubara |
Apr-16-07 08:42 AM |
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Great response |
malaise |
Apr-16-07 09:22 AM |
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These questions |
Dorian Gray |
Apr-16-07 08:26 AM |
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Ultimately, we are here to die. |
Matsubara |
Apr-16-07 08:33 AM |
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The past 25+ years the purpose of life is to die with most toys |
devilgrrl |
Apr-16-07 08:35 AM |
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just one thing.... |
Tesha |
Apr-16-07 08:42 AM |
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What is the purpose of a tree? n/t |
femmedem |
Apr-16-07 08:45 AM |
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we exist |
bigtree |
Apr-16-07 09:03 AM |
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Aaah... The ultimate expression of human laziness and pessimism. |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-16-07 09:05 AM |
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To talk to each other and do interesting stuff. To make a better world. |
philly_bob |
Apr-16-07 09:06 AM |
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To find your destination. |
Everybody |
Apr-16-07 09:17 AM |
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I have to agree with everyone else |
sleebarker |
Apr-16-07 09:33 AM |
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I'm with Vonnegut |
camero |
Apr-16-07 09:35 AM |
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Purpose |
ArmchairMeme |
Apr-16-07 09:35 AM |
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to make falafel billow riley break out in bumpy red blotches |
corkhead |
Apr-16-07 09:38 AM |
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love |
omega minimo |
Apr-16-07 09:45 AM |
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Dust In The Wind. |
stirlingsliver |
Apr-16-07 09:47 AM |
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Because the Earth needed plastic, but couldn't make it for itself. |
Marr |
Apr-16-07 09:56 AM |
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Other people. |
SmokingJacket |
Apr-16-07 10:04 AM |
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I wake up to my "existential crisis" every day. |
chrisbur |
Apr-16-07 10:09 AM |
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What's wrong with eating, shitting, fucking and dying? |
Matsubara |
Apr-16-07 10:50 AM |
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Thanks. |
chrisbur |
Apr-16-07 11:18 AM |
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Dude, nothing to thank me for. |
Matsubara |
Apr-16-07 06:56 PM |
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Coincidentally... |
chrisbur |
Apr-17-07 11:10 AM |
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Ask Mr. Natural... |
Karenina |
Apr-16-07 10:12 AM |
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Life exists as a way for the universe to know itself |
electron_blue |
Apr-16-07 10:15 AM |
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"Why are we here?" Let's take this question in two parts... |
KansDem |
Apr-16-07 10:17 AM |
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To add to the Universe's collective experience and knowledge. |
InvisibleTouch |
Apr-16-07 10:22 AM |
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ding |
annabanana |
Apr-16-07 10:39 AM |
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I'm just here for some pie. |
Forkboy |
Apr-16-07 10:42 AM |
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it's not my purpose, it's my existence. |
QuestionAll |
Apr-16-07 12:01 PM |
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take a breath...literally |
BareNakedLiberal |
Apr-16-07 11:16 AM |
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our job, in my opinion, is to love each other. do right. do it everyday. |
roguevalley |
Apr-16-07 12:28 PM |
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After reading all the comments, I've decided |
zalinda |
Apr-16-07 12:53 PM |
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self-delete. |
femmedem |
Apr-16-07 03:40 PM |
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The fundamental purpose for all life |
trekbiker |
Apr-16-07 01:01 PM |
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ttt |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-16-07 02:41 PM |
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I don't know , I used to listen to Allen Watts alot |
blues90 |
Apr-16-07 03:01 PM |
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My take on it. |
Rex |
Apr-16-07 03:11 PM |
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I hthink we all have purpose. |
watercolors |
Apr-16-07 04:13 PM |
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on edit |
watercolors |
Apr-16-07 04:16 PM |
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No Purpose. Meaninglessness. Nothing. |
stirlingsliver |
Apr-16-07 04:18 PM |
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chocolate |
kineneb |
Apr-16-07 04:19 PM |
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I'm glad this question got kicked up. |
Bucky |
Apr-16-07 04:20 PM |
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we are probably the only creatures who can think that? |
bambino |
Apr-16-07 04:23 PM |
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At age 49, after a rough start and dealing with a couple of handicaps |
slackmaster |
Apr-16-07 04:25 PM |
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we're here to pass on our DNA and then die and get out of the way |
pitohui |
Apr-16-07 04:29 PM |
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Why does life need an overall purpose? |
slutticus |
Apr-16-07 07:14 PM |
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven |
OxQQme |
Apr-16-07 07:30 PM |
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Cat's Cradle - Vonnegut |
Tanked |
Apr-16-07 10:20 PM |
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42 n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
Apr-16-07 10:38 PM |
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I took this in college once. The Meaning of LIfe. |
Kerrytravelers |
Apr-16-07 10:39 PM |
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You see that house? That is where I was born. |
JVS |
Apr-16-07 10:47 PM |
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i like yours, where is it from? |
pitohui |
Apr-17-07 02:01 AM |
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Monty Python's the meaning of life |
JVS |
Apr-17-07 09:22 AM |
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My advice is |
OnionPatch |
Apr-16-07 11:09 PM |
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i confess i have no answer |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-16-07 11:40 PM |
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It's salmon swimming upstream. Why do they do it? |
Cleita |
Apr-16-07 11:56 PM |
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Does there have to be a purpose? |
RevolutionStartsNow |
Apr-17-07 12:01 AM |
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Have fun. Be happy. Help other people. Give service. Go and volunteer. |
StrictlyRockers |
Apr-17-07 02:02 AM |
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The purpose of consciousness is to increase your consciousness. |
StrictlyRockers |
Apr-17-07 02:04 AM |
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The purpose of life |
SarahBelle |
Apr-17-07 02:06 AM |
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We may be the only things in the universe that ask questions. |
porphyrian |
Apr-17-07 09:26 AM |
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my purpose used to be |
laruemtt |
Apr-17-07 09:32 AM |
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When you work so hard only to be killed by a madman? |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Apr-17-07 10:09 AM |
#118 |
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increase knowledge, health, and peace |
mdmc |
Apr-19-07 02:34 PM |
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ttt one time nt |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-19-07 07:49 PM |
#121 |
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