What do you think the purpose in life is? Options

[IIO__oII]

wut do u guys think? wuts ure purpose in life? if ure a christian, its living life for God. if ure not, wut is? just so u can eat, drink, and be merry? then die? im a christian, and im intrested what non christians think their purpose in life is...

PS... i love a good debate

[EmeraldKnight]

To find a place where I belong, find someone that truly cares, to find my place in the world, and to make a difference, I may be one person, but one person can make all the difference..

I'm not realli sure what my purpose is, but the aforementioned are my goals.. and besides one's purpose changes with time.. so for now, i'll say that my purpose in life is to find a reason to live my life

[Spirited Away]

To live.

[WildGriffin]

Find love and make life easier for others, hopeing they do the same.

its living life for God

What exactly does that mean?

[expoised]

our main purpose in life is to keep the species going, but that's on a scientific term only.

I'm Christian... so its the whole living to serve God, and living for him. but that's hard to do.. especially recently for me.

[*NatiMarie*]

Well I don't know. My purpose in life is to be the best person I could be, and just respect others, and hopefully keep our generation going (if you know what I mean...*wink* j/k...yeah right, child birth is painful!). Anywhoo, I'm really not sure, but I don't know...I will have to think about that. You know I've been noticing that I say that a lot lately for like every debate thingie. I'm such a bad debater...*sigh*.

[strice]

philistines like me want money, power, sex, all that insignificant stuff thats fun.

[*Kathleen*]

I'm sorry, but what are we debating here? The question is open to interpretation, and each person "lives" for something different.

[Spirited Away]

I'm sorry, but what are we debating here? The question is open to interpretation, and each person "lives" for something different.

YES! Living is a purpose in itself...

Anyway, I think she wanted to debate whether or not our reasons for living are as meaningful as hers... or as other religious people. Their purpose is to serve God, I don't think they think our lives are very meaningful if we don't serve God.

[IIO__oII]

YES! Living is a purpose in itself...

Anyway, I think she wanted to debate whether or not our reasons for living are as meaningful as hers... or as other religious people. Their purpose is to serve God, I don't think they think our lives are very meaningful if we don't serve God.

yea i just wanted to knoe what ppl who dont believe in God think their purpose in life is... and wut will happen to em once they die. i mean, if u dont believe that u will go to heaven or hell, whats the purpose of even living then? y dont u just 'eat, drink, and be merry?' cause after u die, ure nothing. u decompose... evaporate..? hmm...

[Spirited Away]

It's so simple in your eyes.. but really it isn't.

Living is an endeavor. It's a journey to discover who you are, where you belong, what you will do. While you live you experience emotions, feelings, nature... etc.

There's more to life than just eat, sleep as you say, and there's certainly more to life than serving a diety.

[m@dcow]

my purpose of living is to find out why i'm living... but in the end i find out im going to die

[T00000]

It's so simple in your eyes.. but really it isn't.

Living is an endeavor. It's a journey to discover who you are, where you belong, what you will do. While you live you experience emotions, feelings, nature... etc.

There's more to life than just eat, sleep as you say, and there's certainly more to life than serving a diety.

i think this is the first thing i can agree with you about. totally true... if God really did put us on this earth, why would he put us here just to worship him? i think my purpose in life is to just go through trials and tribulations, and try to be the best person possible. just be an overall good person. and i think that there is no heaven and hell. i mean, maybe. but if you weren't christian, but were a GREAT person, giving your heart to people, making them feel loved, why wouldn't you go to heaven? just because you didn't live your life serving god? adolf hitler went to mass every sunday, so that in your eyes is "serving god." do you think he's in heaven?

[Spirited Away]

i think this is the first thing i can agree with you about. totally true... if God really did put us on this earth, why would he put us here just to worship him? i think my purpose in life is to just go through trials and tribulations, and try to be the best person possible. just be an overall good person. and i think that there is no heaven and hell. i mean, maybe. but if you weren't christian, but were a GREAT person, giving your heart to people, making them feel loved, why wouldn't you go to heaven? just because you didn't live your life serving god? adolf hitler went to mass every sunday, so that in your eyes is "serving god." do you think he's in heaven?

And I happen to agree with you completely as well what a rare chance!

I especially liked the Hitler example.

[T00000]

And I happen to agree with you completely as well what a rare chance!

I especially liked the Hitler example.

yeah!! and there are so many opinions on this, amazing


but mmmhmm, this doesnt seem too debateable, because i think it'd wrong to argue with other people about their purpose of life. actually oops, that's what i'm doing haha.. but still i feel bad

[waccoon]

to breathe and carry out other major bodily functions.

[xquizit]

To raise a family and be the best wife and mother I can be. To affect other peoples' lives in a positive way as others have done for me.

[*CEP*]

Procreate.
I think that's very much your purpose also. I wan't my surname to just go on. I'd wanna meet an Olegario about 5000 years from now. Wouldn't you? Yeah, I think that's my purpose.
I mean, what kind of life would I have if I live it for someone else?
Damn. That's having no life at all.

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

[tkproduce]

From a strictly scientific view, all we live for is to produce offspring and carry on our genes for the survival of the species.

[stryker76]

Live your life how ever you want with out having to worry that some super being is watchin everything u do...to reproduce and raise your offspring and enjoy watching them grow up.....y would someone give there life to someone that you cant even see.....i dunno ...but i aint

[EmeraldKnight]

I notice a lot of ppl are answering this scientifically, and I agree.. thats what nature ordained us to do.. but what do you all want to DO with your life?

[IIO__oII]

From a strictly scientific view, all we live for is to produce offspring and carry on our genes for the survival of the species

hmmmm... do u think this world is gonna last forever with ure offspring's offspring's offspring's etc....? errr-- dont u think that this world will end sumtime?

[angel-roh]

have any read the PDL (purpose driven life) ?? heh i kinda did...

without purpose, we wouldnt be living in this earth in the first place.

God give everyone a purpose... some ppls will take time to believe in God... some will knoe God faster. he made it like that and there is no complain and that he wont get mad cus ur not believing him fast...he can wait. i mean he made that purpose for u...why does he need to get mad?

God gives us the challenges in our lives... we get pain and we complain to God.. we get pain so we can get closer to God. without pain...we wouldnt get closer to God... everyone has a problem in their lives...everyone has pain problems in their lives...but maybe one ppl or 2 ppl might not have it... it's jus the purpose that God has given us.

I have not cleary knoe my purpose... we all dont knoe our purpose... we can tell it from the future...we have to go through it to knoe our purpose by each step. so far my purpose is to have a stomache pain...and alwais fight with my mom and get bad grades these days... im not saying God is controlling ur life...he is jus give u that purpose...it's like an order..telling someone to tell them wat to do in their lives and jus keep it and try to work on it. it's like that.. we have to work our lives together.

we will never knoe our purpose until we think bot it and go through it... we cant tell the future remember that!! God knows everything... it's like God is writing a future diary for us... lols.

[IIO__oII]

have any read the PDL (purpose driven life) ?? heh i kinda did...

without purpose, we wouldnt be living in this earth in the first place.

God give everyone a purpose... some ppls will take time to believe in God... some will knoe God faster. he made it like that and there is no complain and that he wont get mad cus ur not believing him fast...he can wait. i mean he made that purpose for u...why does he need to get mad?

God gives us the challenges in our lives... we get pain and we complain to God.. we get pain so we can get closer to God. without pain...we wouldnt get closer to God... everyone has a problem in their lives...everyone has pain problems in their lives...but maybe one ppl or 2 ppl might not have it... it's jus the purpose that God has given us.

I have not cleary knoe my purpose... we all dont knoe our purpose... we can tell it from the future...we have to go through it to knoe our purpose by each step. so far my purpose is to have a stomache pain...and alwais fight with my mom and get bad grades these days... im not saying God is controlling ur life...he is jus give u that purpose...it's like an order..telling someone to tell them wat to do in their lives and jus keep it and try to work on it. it's like that.. we have to work our lives together.

we will never knoe our purpose until we think bot it and go through it... we cant tell the future remember that!! God knows everything... it's like God is writing a future diary for us... lols.

hmm.. intresting! exactly wut im thinking nice!~

[Spirited Away]

without purpose, we wouldnt be living in this earth in the first place.

True.

why does he need to get mad?

What if there are those who do not believe, not even on their deathbeds?

God gives us the challenges in our lives... we get pain and we complain to God.. we get pain so we can get closer to God.

I don't complain to God. I look in myself for the strength to get by, and it has never failed me, nor has it failed my Mom in her years of hardship. We get ourselves through the day.

I have not cleary knoe my purpose... we all dont knoe our purpose...

I know mine: to live. Remember that living is a great endeavor of exploration, not just a something so simple like eating and sleeping.

we will never knoe our purpose until we think bot it and go through it... we cant tell the future remember that!! God knows everything... it's like God is writing a future diary for us... lols.

Lets say that God did write something for each of us, that means that we were destined to be who we are today? Is there no changing God's will?

[ComradeRed]

To rule the world, of course.

"I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
--Ayn Rand, Oath of John Galt

[LiNHy POO]

to succede in my career... get respect from ppl who thought i could never make it happen! but yeh... do good in my career... have a family and raise them to be good ppl..

oo and making my dad proud!

[ComradeRed]

My fathers sleep on the Eastern Plain,
And each one sleeps alone,
But I lean on no dead kin,
My name is mine for fame or scorn,
And the world began when I was born,
And the world is mine to win.

[IIO__oII]

To rule the world, of course.

.... and HOW will u knoe that u'll rule the world..?

[Spirited Away]

.... and HOW will u knoe that u'll rule the world..?

I don't think he 'knows', but that is his purpose in life. Everyone must has a purpose.

[EmeraldKnight]

I don't think he 'knows', but that is his purpose in life. Everyone must has a purpose.

And how does one determine their purpose?

[Spirited Away]

And how does one determine their purpose?

By living.

[EmeraldKnight]

By living. 

Erm.. what if one's purpose is to die?

[Spirited Away]

Erm.. what if one's purpose is to die?

But you must first live to know that you will die.

[EmeraldKnight]

what about the ones that die very young, or that die as a result of abortion or something?

[iambaybala]

my purpose in life?? hMMM getting married and having a family..

[Spirited Away]

But that's the point, they haven't truly lived.

Living to me is not just the feel of heartbeat, is not just your urgings to satisfy basic needs, such as feeding or... sex.

Living is experiencing life for what it can give us: nature, passions, feelings, knowledge...etc.

They must see those things for themselves before determining their purpose. They haven't seen all the options given to them. Their purpose wasn't known to them at all because they haven't gotten a chance to.

[EmeraldKnight]

But that's the point, they haven't truly lived.

Living to me is not just the feel of heartbeat, is not just your urgings to satisfy basic needs, such as feeding or... sex.

Living is experiencing the life for what it can give us: nature, passions, feelings, knowledge...etc.

They must see those things for themselves before determining their purpose. They haven't seen all the options given to them. Their purpose wasn't known to them at all because they haven't gotten a chance to. 

*claps* beautifully said

wut do u guys think? wuts ure purpose in life? if ure a christian, its living life for God. if ure not, wut is? just so u can eat, drink, and be merry? then die? im a christian, and im intrested what non christians think their purpose in life is...

PS... i love a good debate

um i am a jew and my purpose is to serve G-d and to help along the mossiach.

[angel-roh]

ppls think that their purpose is to marry and have kids...

u dont kno ur own purpose... u might end up not marrying anyone... u might be all by urself...

everyone doesnt know their purpose...they think they do, but they dont...they know lil... by knowing wat they did over the years...that was their past purpose...and u cant tell ur future purpose... u jus have to go through it..it's like love... u have to go through it.

[IIO__oII]

ppls think that their purpose is to marry and have kids...

u dont kno ur own purpose... u might end up not marrying anyone... u might be all by urself...

everyone doesnt know their purpose...they think they do, but they dont...they know lil... by knowing wat they did over the years...that was their past purpose...and u cant tell ur future purpose... u jus have to go through it..it's like love... u have to go through it.

noone knoes but God

[gasolinekisses]

adolf hitler went to mass every sunday, so that in your eyes is "serving god." do you think he's in heaven?

going to mass is NOT serving God. it's going to a building and sitting there for a couple of hours.


How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
- George Washington Carver



wondering what on earth you're here for?

[Spirited Away]

going to mass is NOT serving God. it's going to a building and sitting there for a couple of hours.

She was arguing that people who believes in God and do bad things will still go to Hell as opposed to people who do good things should go to Heaven whether or not they have faith in God.

Also, according to many other Christians, going to mass means respecting and serving God.

[gasolinekisses]

yeah but just sitting in a church... or in a temple, synagogue, masjid, gurdwara, or any religious building doesn't mean that you serve God or gods, it just means you're going to a building. If serving God is your purpose, you should be doing more than that. And if your purpose isn't serving God, shouldn't it be serving others? it takes all of us to make the world go 'round.

[Spirited Away]

yeah but just sitting in a church... or in a temple, synagogue, masjid, gurdwara, or any religious building doesn't mean that you serve God or gods, it just means you're going to a building. If serving God is your purpose, you should be doing more than that. And if your purpose isn't serving God, shouldn't it be serving others? it takes all of us to make the world go 'round.

I wish that were true for all Christians. However, the world isn't full of people who are willing to serve God by serving His children. And the world's full of people are too greedy to give to charity, these are Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, alike.

When people come to my house to preach, they mostly do it in hope that I will convert or join their Churches. I haven't heard a single person mention anything about charity; it was mostly to praise the glory of God and the rewards for doing so.

I do charity on my own time and I try to encourage others to do the same in their spare time. But I don't do in the name of God, I do it in the name of morality. But heck, I'll still be going to Hell for it because of my disbelief.

Purpose of life? We each have our own, but it takes time to discover them.

[gasolinekisses]

Purpose of life? We each have our own, but it takes time to discover them.

couldn't be better put. high five. someone needs to tell you thanks for serving His children, even if not in the name of God... wish more people [believers and non-believers alike] were more charitable - so here i am, thanking you and all others out there who are doing something to benefit the world as a whole... or maybe even just one life. bless you all.

[xislandxstylex]

I AGREE! are u doing the 40 days of purpose in church right now?

[IIO__oII]

I wish that were true for all Christians. However, the world isn't full of people who are willing to serve God by serving His children. And the world's full of people are too greedy to give to charity, these are Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, alike.

When people come to my house to preach, they mostly do it in hope that I will convert or join their Churches. I haven't heard a single person mention anything about charity; it was mostly to praise the glory of God and the rewards for doing so.

I do charity on my own time and I try to encourage others to do the same in their spare time. But I don't do in the name of God, I do it in the name of morality. But heck, I'll still be going to Hell for it because of my disbelief.

Purpose of life? We each have our own, but it takes time to discover them.

heyhey-- there are alot of christians who go out to ministy and go to other 3rd world countries trying to improve their lifestyles and preaching the word of God, handing out essentuals...
not all "christians" are true believers.

[Spirited Away]

heyhey-- there are alot of christians who go out to ministy and go to other 3rd world countries trying to improve their lifestyles and preaching the word of God, handing out essentuals...
not all "christians" are true believers.

Erm... Ahem, that's why I said I wish that were true for ALLLLLLLLLLLL Christians. I didn't say that everyone of that faith are lazy butts. I also said the same of other religions, NOT JUST those of Christian faith.

Don't think I don't know about charity programs funded by Christians. I work for a Christian organization.

[IIO__oII]

Erm... Ahem, that's why I said I wish that were true for ALLLLLLLLLLLL Christians. I didn't say that everyone of that faith are lazy butts. I also said the same of other religions, NOT JUST those of Christian faith.

Don't think I don't know about charity programs funded by Christians. I work for a Christian organization.

okok just telling u that not every christian are true christians...

[Spirited Away]

okok just telling u that not every christian are true christians...

Don't need to tell me something I already know.

Actually, that have been pointed out to me through out the whole debate.

[NostalgicRockChi...]

I'm a Catholic and yes I agree, we do live to work God's will, but there's more to it than that. We are here to grow as individuals and experience both good an evil and to help others in need. I'm still searching for many of the reasons why I'm here other than as a child of God, but I guess I'll have to find those other reasons on my own.

[*krnxswat*]

To reach 1,000,000 posts on createBlog.

[IIO__oII]

To reach 1,000,000 posts on createBlog.

hahhahahaha i luv ure lil randomness about ure 5000 posts or 100000 posts or wutever....
they're all over the site.
hahahah
ure funnnnnai

[sammi rules you]

i dont have a purpose. im just a thing living a life and then i die and rot.

[m@dcow]

I was born to have sex.

Among other things (too much to say).
Yes, I am an Ecology student, hee hee.

to find true love... i guess that'll come after...lol

[rOckThISshYt]

i'm jewish. i don't think i have purpose in life. i don't know. i'm just... here. not a very good answer, probobly but it's the truth. i'm pretty content with just being here, though. and even if i was christian, i don't think my purpose in life would be God. i think that everyone should live life for themselves. not for anyone else. i mean, i'm not religous, but i guess God sent us down here. maybe... i don't know. i don't usually believe things because someone tells me to or because a book says so. i really hope that's not offensive to anyone, but it's the dead truth. sorry. but the point is, to live life for yourself. if everyone made themselves happy instead of always worrying for someone else or trying to please someone else, i think that everyone would be happy, prettymuch.

[onenonly101]

My purpose in life is to obey God, to glorify and most importantly LISTEN to him. My purpose is fulfilling whatever I am here on this earth to do, if it is entertaining, helping, doing whatever to glorify Him and anything to make others lives better

[ComradeRed]

My purpose in life is to obey Comrade Lenin, to glorify and most importantly LISTEN to him. My purpose is fulfilling whatever I am here on this earth to do, if it is entertaining, helping, doing whatever to glorify Him and anything to make others lives better

[LatinaLady]

hmmm i feel a bit wierd but i belive my purpose in life is to help kids. i love children and i hate to see them cry. I would want to help them mentally and physiclly

[sheddingtears]

My purpose in life is to fulfill my goals, live my dream, live for the ones I love, and to pass on my knowledge to others and be successful. I wouldn't wanna die because that would leave everything incomplete and unaccomplished, my worst fear.

[iheartsimba]

to fall in love *sigh*

[JlIaTMK]

Wait r u saying that all christians purpose in life is to live for God? Im christian and i don't live for god.... I live for myself

[redsoxbaby87]

i am a jew and it is to serve G-d. but i think that my purpose is also to live and love living.

[Sumiaki]

MY purpose is to make the most of my life and help increase the human population.

[ryfitaDF]

i have no purpose in life because life has no prepose

[iheartsimba]

to live. thats...what life is...don't hold back, don't be scared, and conqure my fears

[Spirited Away]

*sigh* I guess I have to agree with you.

It's not so bad.... or at least I don't think so....

[aud_chua]

the purpose in life is to survive... hahaha..! iono.. i think that we shouldn't really try to figure it out.. but just let it come to us.. sometimes, it's to make our neighbors happy.. sometimes, it's to make a difference in society.. sometimes, it's just about getting by..

[xxslithr0atxx]

Hmm.. im just gonna look at all what you ppl think so i can get ideas

"Life is like a box of chocolates.. ya never know whatcha gonna get!" Forest Gump

[lookitskim]

Moved to Lounge

[whomps]

The meaning of life? Uhh to find happiness and reproduce.

[hair products]

is that a picture of richard in your sig?

[kantoaznboi]

its different for everybody

i personally havent found my purpose for my life but i have somewat of an idea

[xxslithr0atxx]

um LOL

thats a pic of me... richard is a guy name... yeahhhh lol funny tho! im gonna get a pic of me and richard.. his cousin just took us both together (him holding me) by these water fountains and a pic of me on his lap and him holding me too!! just yesterdayyy ill get em uploaded n all and put it as my signature..

[sushiluva]

the answer to life is 42. just read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


oh yeah, xxslithr0atxx, i thought your avatar was a cookie!! hehe

[faithin_felix]

life - just enjoy everyday of it, and it'll be enough. you don't need to live more than once, once is enough if its enjoyed.

[*CEP*]

the answer to life is 42. just read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


oh yeah, xxslithr0atxx, i thought your avatar was a cookie!! hehe

Meh. Okay trilogy.
LUE = cool.

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

[black_cloud10]

understanding

plain and simple

understand that ppl are different, understand that ppl care, just understand
things get a lost easier after that

[tootsie_kiddo]

i havnt found my defenition for my lyf....yet

[Stupid_Fat_Boy]

to see the nice daylight

[*RiC3xBoy*]

too know what ur role is

[Chaos13]

My life is like a sushi in a fancy sushi bar. lol no jp! i relly dont know!


i like sushi!

[Sumiaki]

the answer to life is 42. just read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


oh yeah, xxslithr0atxx, i thought your avatar was a cookie!! hehe

As for the avatar... Either way, it is non-toxic and edible. lol im joking

The meaning of life: consume, adaptation, reproduce, die. It's the circle of life.

[DittotoAnne18]

just to be happy - but there are many ways to find happyness

[inthemudhole]

I haven't really found my meaning to life yet...

Hrmm.

[hybrid]

THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE:

life n. pl. lives (lvz)

The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.
A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.
The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.

The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.
The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.
A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.
The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.
Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.
The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.
A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.
An account of a person's life; a biography.
Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.

A manner of living: led a hard life.
A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: “Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them” (New Republic).
The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York.

A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show.
Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life.

Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life.
Actual environment or reality; nature.

[LiNHy POO]

i think mine is working hard for all the nice things i get... trying to find peace... and be happy!

[panaginip13]

The meaning of life is... cheese-squared.

... think about it.



Seriously, the meaning of life is to live. Hah, I don't know what I'm talking about anymore. Life is a mystery. Yeah, that sounds good.

[JlIaTMK]

The meaning of life? Uhh to find happiness and reproduce.

i will never reproduce myself....

well with time ill see....

but yes to find happiness

[tallaznkate]

HAVENT FOUND iT YET

[BiGdRaGoN31]

the meaning of life is to produce life,make babies!

[danielle7715]

i think that if i didnt have any faith in God i wouldnt have a meaning in life.
no really, i would be lost.

anyways, i think MY meaning in life is to help other people.
<3 dani

[acidbreeze]

THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO GIVE LIFE MEANING.



Think about it..

[F1R3B4T]

maybe sum of us HAVE no meaning...
i dunno i hafn't found my own meaning
but wat happens when u have succeeded in your meaning? do u just die? like if a guy's meaning in life was to haf a car crash, is that how he dies?....

[BeyondElite]

The meaning of life is up to you.

[F_L_I_P]

Ummm im not good in explaining. but to me its eat, drink, getting married, making mini Phils to carry on my legacy.

-Phil-

[oldsouldreamer]

eat.. drink.. and be merry! no lmao im kidding lol well uhmm i guess im not kidding

[mouse_3k]

to give birth..and find love..thts all


life rite now for me sux rite now so w.e

[LilPiggi3]

life is too deep to be explained...just SMILE if you want to get the best out of it.