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Life is where you are forced to have by your inconsiderate parents. You have to challenge yourself so you don't face death. I blame my parents to why I am here today. What would you rather do? Not bring something to life or destroy life? If they really cared about me they wouldn't have put me in this earth in the first place. Really they don't care about me they just care about themselves.
Such an easy question to ask. Like asking who am I? :)I have asked this so much and am just left with the understanding that there is no meaning- at least nothing that i have fathomed. it seems to be just an occurrence!
jay wrote: "What is the meaning of life?
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Back when I was religious I would have said that the meaning of life was a testing ground of sorts to determine our true character and our devotion to a higher power as we exercise our agency. However, that same religious understanding implied that we 1) were able to make decisions before and were therefore thinking and probably feeling beings before we had "life", 2) we ourselves could not "pass the test" without the aid of Jesus and those who had passed on could not without the aid of the living, 3) life after death could essentially be seen as without meaning since we have reached the end goal, unless some new goal is to be made (which was generally believed to be that those most faithful would become gods themselves).
Admittedly point one is sorta understood and point 3 is just my take on it, but it lends to question what exactly you define life as. Is it, like Gerin said, the distinguishing feature between us and plastic? Is it intelligence? If you do believe in life before or after death, does the absence or addition of a body exclude someone from life?
Or, if we assume life ceases at the loss of a heartbeat, is life the presence of a heartbeat?
You see, personally I feel like life never quite ends. The world has an excellent way of recycling matter and carrying on. But in that way I don't know that life ever ends. Whether there is a divine entity or our spirit being continues on in any aspect isn't really important in our present existence and the function of our world. Some would say that kind of thinking leads a person to hell, but that's beyond the point. If there is a meaning to life, I believe it is to support the continuation of life and
((Though on a side note our present burial practices go against this idea because we don't allow natural processes to occur so our bodies can provide nutrients to thus support other life))
I do feel like there is a more important question than the meaning of life, and that is to adjust wording. What gives life meaning? For some that is finding and following their percieved meaning of life. But I think the true answer is much more beautiful, complex, and personal. In this idea there is potential and the chance to make the most of our present existence.
gerin wrote: "Gerin is also a woman of science and she believes that credible academic papers can give enlightenment to even the most abstract question like this. But mostly she believes that the meaning of life..."Very true :) It is fun reading academic papers especially on concepts like this. And I definitely agree
Oh, and I apologize if my opinion isn't super clear. I was rushing when I wrote it lol
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I don't believe in God nor do I know the meaning of life yet
There is no 'one meaning of life' because everyone lives vastly different lives. What one person wants out of their life will be different to the next person. The only thing you can do is find your own reason for existing and ask yourself what you want out of your life. Only you know that. Only you know what meaning your life has.
gerin wrote: "Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten wrote: "gerin wrote: "Gerin is also a woman of science and she believes that credible academic papers can give enlightenment to even the most abstract question like this..."Bahahaha. I don't find all of them fun, but there's some really enjoyable ones out there. Like I read one a couple months ago about reimagining justice from an environmental justice standpoint and it included concepts like radical ecologies, black radical tradition, and decolonial something or other. That one was miserable. Super dense. I suppose it depends if I'm interested in the topic or not, but even if not it is always fun to learn.
Lol. Yeah, that one. It was a good article just dense. :) I've read other articles related to environmental justice that I enjoyed more
றϓқі૯ wrote: "jay wrote: "what does your name mean?
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my name means what is says. edge. like the edge of the table, the edge of the cliff, the edge of my patience before i spontaneously combust.
jay wrote: "What do you derive your sense of identity from?
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my godly parent, gender, sexuality, my mbti type, my autism, and personality
jay wrote: "what does your name mean?
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idk
but i named myself after Alex Fierro and Nico Di angelo from the Rick Riordan series (my middle name is nico)
jay wrote: "What is the meaning of life?
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idk
to pro-create and pass on our genes, except now we have too many brain cells and think we are more important than that
the meaning of life... to procreate and serve God.
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Do you agree with the fact that indigo is its own color in the rainbow?
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I've thought about it and to me the meaning of life is simple. to be yourself.
I think indigo is a shade of purple
also just wanted to answer last week's question as I've left it with an IDK
Do you agree with the fact that indigo is its own color in the rainbow? I do think it is it's own colour. I treat my colours individually and equally.
jay wrote: "NO. IT SHOULDNT BE ITS OWN COLOR DAMMIT. it’s just a MIX OF purple and blue. the colors SURROUNDING IT. when you look up at the sky and see a fucking rainbow you can’t even differentiate between bl..."Lol Jay what'd indigo ever do to you?
Indigo is the transition from blue to purple. I think it's a color. ;P
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green is a secondary color. indigo is not.
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i do not know Elizabeth i think i need mental help
You're acting like indigo killed your dog or something lol
jay wrote: "Do you agree with the fact that indigo is its own color in the rainbow?
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I mean, yes but they don't make indigo crayons easily accessible to children so most colored rainbows are just red orange yellow green blue purple purple anyway.
jay wrote: "Do you agree with the fact that indigo is its own color in the rainbow?
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Dude I haven't thought about the colors in the rainbow since I was in elementary school. Wth you asking me for?!
(Though from an artist perspective I think the colors observed in a rainbow are subject to personal interpretations. Like I have a colorblind sister and for her a rainbow is entirely different than the rainbow most others see. It's just a freakin' rainbow - sit back and enjoy it. Who cares what colors are technically included?)
jay wrote: "NO. IT SHOULDNT BE ITS OWN COLOR DAMMIT. it’s just a MIX OF purple and blue. the colors SURROUNDING IT. when you look up at the sky and see a fucking rainbow you can’t even differentiate between bl..."i mean purple is a mix of blue and red
Devastate Lasting wrote: "No it shouldn't. If you want seven colors replace it with pink."That makes even less sense since pink isn't an actual colour in nature.
Devastate Lasting wrote: "Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ wrote: "Devastate Lasting wrote: "No it shouldn't. If you want seven colors replace it with pink."That makes even less sense since pink isn't an actual c..."
It doesn't reflect light like the others do, thus it can't exist in a rainbow
Devastate Lasting wrote: "Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ wrote: "Devastate Lasting wrote: "No it shouldn't. If you want seven colors replace it with pink."That makes even less sense since pink isn't an actual c..."
If flowers are nature, but pink isn't in nature, why do we have pink flowers...?
Just being a smart a** rn :D
Okay but really, pink isn't one of light's colors. It's a color that exists when bouncing off of something. Obviously pink exists in nature because we can see it, but it still doesn't exist in light by itself.
And if it did, it would be closer to the red part?
Because nature's weird. Scientists have found evidence of things that shouldn't exist normally in nature and yet they do. Our own universe doesn't follow its own laws of physics. Or it's just God's will. Whatever you believe.
isn't indigo like fake purple? we don't need indigo lol
Angel wrote: "isn't indigo like fake purple? we don't need indigo lol"I need that on a shirt lol
i sprout prophetic wisdom from time to time, like a millennial oracle of delphi
but more along of the lines of like, rlly bad tweets
but more along of the lines of like, rlly bad tweets
Angel wrote: "isn't indigo like fake purple? we don't need indigo lol"^ this
indigo is a phony xD purple is offended
Indigo is more of a blue than purple.
yeah ur right actually. its like 3/4th blue and 1/4 purple.
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What is the meaning of life?
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there is no single right answer to this. there simply is no meaning to life unless you give life meaning because, in reality, our lives..."
i like your answer better