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MineralMan

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2. The purpose of life is to survive and reproduce.

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 09:38 AM

Oct 2018

That's how most lifeforms operate. Humans have the unusual power of imagination. Because of that we can imagine all sorts of other reasons and purposes for our lives. It is a privilege to not have to worry about survival. Not all human beings have that privilege.

We can think of other purposes, so we do. But, they're human constructs, not imperatives.

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I went to seminary... handmade34 Oct 2018 #1

The purpose of life is to survive and reproduce. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

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Our purpose in life is science.... LakeArenal Oct 2018 #4

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Why do we assume there is a purpose? Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #6

I agree with you DavidDvorkin Oct 2018 #7

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"To crush your enemies -- edhopper Oct 2018 #10

lul Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #13

No intrinsic purpose... uriel1972 Oct 2018 #12

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For me: Leave it better than you found it. NeoGreen Oct 2018 #15

Physically, it is to live and reproduce. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #16