Troy Spiral (13) Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 What is the meaning of life? (What does that question even mean) (stolen from a kat post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronRP Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Apparently, for me, it's: MAINLY TURNING MY BACK ON HUMANITY That's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 hah. I'm actually just now forming what "the meaning of life" even means like... what does that saying mean? I guess It means "What is the POINT of life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat (1) Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Mine is nothing but suffering. Totally legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 I was just informed by Sekhmet that "the meaning of life" could mean "why are we here". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn asunder Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 sure, if you want to be mundane about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 sure, if you want to be mundane about it.... Little confused as to what you mean, as "the meaning of life" assumes, that there is "meaning" , maybe there isn't any meaning? I mean maybe there is, but either way it seems very far away from a simpleminded/bland question? No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn asunder Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 i meant, defining the meaning of life as "why are we here" is rote, common, mundane - it's the thing everyone says. "why are we here" and "what is the meaning of life" and what is the meaning of *my* life" are three entirely separate questions, if that makes sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronRP Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 The Amazing World of Gumball - The Question https://youtu.be/dAXmb6rwKbE The Amazing World of Gumball - The Meaning of Life Song https://youtu.be/_dbnbXp39-I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronRP Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 To be honest, this is a bit how I feel about the whole thing... Planets' Song (The Meaning of life Space Song) - The Amazing World of Gumball https://youtu.be/n-865kufgag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 I personally feel that the meaning of life is down to simple experience. Now this is a very simplified explanation and even I can't even fully comprehend how to fully understand or explain it in it's entirety but I can attempt to elaborate Let's use the most commonly supported theory that all of our memories are simply a combination of electrical pulses traveling down different neural pathways causing chemical reactions and even more electrical pulses. Now we know that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted or stored.. So where do these random pulses of energy go after we experience them? I personally feel that they are recycled and stored in a sort of universal data stream that makes up the universe around us. Each pulse may be insignificant as an individual in the grand scheme of things but the pure volume and how they interact causes constant changes. Due to this personal belief, I feel that I must experience as much as possible in the short time I have. One thing is for sure, I will not go to the grave as a beautiful corpse. I will skid in sideways say "That was an amazing ride." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 i meant, defining the meaning of life as "why are we here" is rote, common, mundane - it's the thing everyone says. "why are we here" and "what is the meaning of life" and what is the meaning of *my* life" are three entirely separate questions, if that makes sense... Yeah it makes sense. I guess it also implies "what is the meaning of HUMAN life without much question." But I definitely am asking in the sense of "all life" rather than just say "troys life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I personally feel that the meaning of life is down to simple experience. Now this is a very simplified explanation and even I can't even fully comprehend how to fully understand or explain it in it's entirety but I can attempt to elaborate Let's use the most commonly supported theory that all of our memories are simply a combination of electrical pulses traveling down different neural pathways causing chemical reactions and even more electrical pulses. Now we know that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted or stored.. So where do these random pulses of energy go after we experience them? I personally feel that they are recycled and stored in a sort of universal data stream that makes up the universe around us. Each pulse may be insignificant as an individual in the grand scheme of things but the pure volume and how they interact causes constant changes. Due to this personal belief, I feel that I must experience as much as possible in the short time I have. One thing is for sure, I will not go to the grave as a beautiful corpse. I will skid in sideways say "That was an amazing ride." Thats pretty interesting and it is hard to grasp. The explanation there is essentially "life is 'universal information acquisition" and that information (brain impulses) just get recycled after we kick. Which probably is, scientifically, the "correct" answer. So in some sense that means either 1. life is "meaningless" as in, there is no "point to it , as in, god or someone gave us a mission" or 2. that "the point" is just to experience things and to not sound so mundane, somehow add to the 'net total experience". Not that I totally agree 100% , just that I was trying to re-state what you said with a bit of a different spin just to be clear on what you were getting at (or make it clear that I DIDN" get what you meant lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 You pretty much have the concept. My personal ideas on it get slightly more complex but this was just the basic start of my theory. I guess you can also look at it as us all being a single line in a super complex computer program. Each line seems insignificant but the calculations in each line are important no matter how small and insignificant they seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sekhmet2002 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 What I meant by "why we are here" was meant as possibly what we accomplished in our lives. Are we to do nothing but work with barely no free time or are we maybe here to just experience everything possible as michael840 has mentioned. Which is it? Or is it a balance of the two? Then again, do we even matter to the universe even the slightest bit and we are just being self absorbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I think we should be at least slightly self absorbed. Even though we should experience as much as we can, working has become a necessity in our society. I tend to go between making workaholics cringe and making bums call me lazy. I have never been able to find a good balance. The plus side is that I end up banking money when I work which is then used to fund my crazy adventures when I am being lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women. This has me asking a very important question. Are you a Viking or a Klingon? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Don't take that as an insult Simon. Vikings and Klingons both rock. I just want to know if I should bring you meed or blood wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hey Troy. I thought you might find this site kind of interesting. http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/scientists-claim-that-quantum-theory-proves-consciousness-moves-to-another-universe-at-death/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 This has me asking a very important question. Are you a Viking or a Klingon? lol it's a line from Conan The Barbarian. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael8402 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I know. I was just attempting to bring some other geeky lines of thought into the randomness. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatAjaxAndDie Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 The true meaning of life:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DA2MKuI6fs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 i meant, defining the meaning of life as "why are we here" is rote, common, mundane - it's the thing everyone says. "why are we here" and "what is the meaning of life" and what is the meaning of *my* life" are three entirely separate questions, if that makes sense... I'm not sure this question ever seriously gets asked. I know what you mean in the sense that the question "sounds" mundane in that , its a commonly heard question. But I'd venture to say few take the time to actually formulate a real answer, they just blow it off as if its a non-issue. Were as say... the latest pop song or or something takes precedence. (as an example). I'd say its fairly rare / novel / unusual for anyone to actually ask that question and meant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Spiral (13) Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 This has me asking a very important question. Are you a Viking or a Klingon? lol Mead and Blood wine would both be appropriate, as both are cool off topic or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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