Does life have any purpose?

[Sailfisher]

Why are we here? Is the only purpose of life to die? What was the point?

 

[woxihuanni]

To wear us out. To have us go through it knowing that anything can happen to us and we are on our own. The only good thing is when somebody does stand by us, it's precious. So I thank from the bottom of my heart to everybody who has accompanied me on my way, however briefly.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Survival

 

[Astral316]

Not my life... though I guess you're suppose to give it purpose in your own unique way.

 

[wanttodie]

my life has to purpose

 

[CFLoser]

To have fun if you're a winner.
To suffer if you're a loser.

 

[Chalken]

There is no inherent meaning to life. Some find purpose in family, career and whatever other bullshit there is. People say that you have to make meaning yourself, but what is left for those who can't find it, for those who are mentally ill? Are we doomed to suffer here until we either latch onto some pointless thing or just die? I don't see the appeal of life at all.

 

[wanttodie]

my life has no purpose

 

[hybridtheory]

the purpose of life is for each of us to find different ways to take ourself out of it

 

[Dawn0071111]

Its whatever purpose we give it... at least thats what ive been told

 

[A3re733]

Avoid pain, pursue pleasure, consume, reproduce.

 

[oxymoron]

Why are we here? Is the only purpose of life to die? What was the point?

No. You're born.
You suffer.
You die.

 

[Nem]

Not really. Wait till you get old and start shitting and pissing your pants, that's when shit happens
Peace

 

[ScorpiusDragon]

No. You're born.
You suffer.
You die.

don't forget "you grind away to make money" in between you suffer and you die.

 

[Kuolema]

To realize your true nature, that you are the essence of all things. Aside from that there is no meaning.

Jk, I have no idea.

 

[oxymoron]

don't forget "you grind away to make money" in between you suffer and you die.

Don't have a job.

 

[DoesANameEvenMatter]

There is no purpose in life. We live solely to enjoy the moments of "feel good" hormones being released by our brains. Somehow, all the sadness, trauma and misery in our lives up until that moment is suddenly negated by the release of these chemicals. In this way, happiness becomes our sweet little lie, covering up the fucked up shithole that life really is. People will often tell you that things get better, and to stay strong, but at the end of the day, we are all just lying to ourselves.

 

[okaoki]

Everyone needs to be drunk on something to push on , everyone a slave to something.

 

[Tom9999]

Life does not appear to me to contain any intrinsic meaning or purpose. It's just incoming sense data - touch, sight, hearing, etc. - organized around a sense of "myself".

It is we who create our subjective meaning from this incoming data, and then, usually with some goal in mind, create a purpose based on reaching that goal, and then act on that purpose.

So the bad news is life is completely meaningless on its own. That is why if we are left alone at birth, we die, because we are born completely unable to make sense of, or act on, the world.

The good news is this means we have the freedom to create any meaning or purpose we want around life.

However, when we are inhibited in some way from doing that efficiently and constructively, we suffer, sometimes deeply existentially, and that can be a horrible thing.

So I feel the purpose of life, the point of life, is to create an accurate and constructive interpretation of incoming sense data, and with that, obtain fulfillment through experiencing meaning created from that sense data organized around our unique version of "myself".

 

[Divine Trinity]

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Why are we here? Is the only purpose of life to die? What was the point?

Eat, shit, fuck, sleep; in that order.

 

[mathieu]

There's no big overarching purpose. We're human beings and we spend our lives pursuing our human needs and wants and desires.

 

[blanketyblk]

if you find one. can you let me know.. pretty sure it's just to survive and he who dies with the most stuff wins. or at least thats how everyone seems to play it.

 

[Sweet emotion]

many people's live have purpose. We are just the unlucky bunch who have been struck down by physical and !ental illnesses so to us life has no purpose. But at one time in my life I was happy, before I got sick at 20 years old and everything ended. Life can be beautiful and exciting and passionate.

 

[Wayfaerer]

None, whatsoever.

 

[Nobodysfault]

Why are we here? Is the only purpose of life to die? What was the point?

No one knows why but it doesnt mean there isnt a reason.
he purpose isnt dying its existing, creating, influencing and by that just being and letting the wheels and time go round and round.
The point was youre sad, when we're sad we cant get in touch with life, dont expect to understand life while sad.
Its obvious youre not looking for actual answers as well, just hug someone cause those wonder thoughts just means you lack of powers.

 

[nothingleft]

I believe purpose is subjective. It's something you find internally to make sense of all the pain and senselessness of life and keep going anyway. It's essentially a coping mechanism, one I wish I honestly wish I had.

 

[Alchemist]

No, life has no purpose. We're just smarter than averape apes who were cursed with conscience, so instead of just following any instinctive need we need to distract with any petty stuff we can find in order to fill that void inside us.

 

[Sweet emotion]

I think this is a question many people think if but the majority of people who think about this are those that are severely depressed I've been thinking about it for quite some time now. I think the reason for that is because I'm physically sick and I'm not able to actually get out in the world and live. The people that have full lives, that truly have a list for life and enjoy their time here don't really think about it. I know I didn't when I was well. But when I turned 20 everything changed. And even though I'm 34 now I've suffered for too long. Is that what I was put on this Earth for? To suffer with the highest ranking pain condition in medical history for over half my life? And if there is no afterlife, what was the point of living if we aren't going to remember it?

 

[seekingoblivion]

don't forget "you grind away to make money" in between you suffer and you die.

It's part of the suffering

 

[Luchs]

Why are we here? Is the only purpose of life to die? What was the point?

The purpose of life is to fight for the things you love and believe in.