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The Purpose of Life

The purpose of life is to...


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There is no higher purpose to life (outside of biological laws of evolution). Whether your life ultimately has purpose or not is up to you. You must give your life purpose otherwise your life will simply be one of billions that spans a few decades and ultimately has little impact. So do something that leaves the world at least a little better for someone and your life will have purpose to it.
Have you seen this?

 
There is no purpose.
 
It is not about ''what'', it is about ''how''.

For muslims like me it is important how you live your life, as a sinner or believer in daily life choices.
 
Something similar may have already been said, but I have not read the thread yet. The purpose of life is to find your own way, your own path and make your own purpose(s) that are specific to you - and at times potentially extending and intersecting with those that are near and dear to you.

There is no overarching purpose that is shared by everyone.
 
My purpose in life is to not waste it. I try to do and see as many things as possible. I try to leave things as good or better than I found them. I help when I can even if it's just to help someone else feel better. Being happy is a good goal, but how would you know what that was if there wasn't a couple bumps in the road along the way?

Everyone is different as I assume everyone's path and goals are too.
 
This totally explains it for me:

 
It is not about ''what'', it is about ''how''.

For muslims like me it is important how you live your life, as a sinner or believer in daily life choices.

And for muslims like you, is it possible for other people to make good daily life choices even if they decide not to become muslims?
 
And for muslims like you, is it possible for other people to make good daily life choices even if they decide not to become muslims?

That is the question you should answer, for I already answered it for muslims.
 
I find it interesting that money is at 0% yet most people make money their top priority, and money drives so many of our decisions on an individual and global level.

That's because money is the most superficial manifestation of our deeper drives. All you have to do is take yourself through a Socratic line of questioning as to why someone would want money, and keep asking questions, and soon it will have relatively little to do with actual money.

Ironically, as someone who once considered the possibility of intentionally never reproducing, I do truly believe that if there can be any compelling answer to the nebulous question "what is the purpose of life," then I have to say the purpose of life is to create more life. That has always been the case, because if it weren't, there would be no life.
 
Be happy, love and be loved, self improvement, help others (especially those that cannot help themselves), respect others, and have some fun while you're at it.

That's the general gist of it, anyway.

Unfortunately, the world is full of people who say things like "You can't serve God even close to 'correctly' unless you follow [the Baptist Church/the Catholic Church/Judaism/Islam/whatever]." I know of no solution to this age-old dilemma.

There is no solution. Separate religions are just that, separate. Stop trying to find some middle ground, there is none unless you care to butcher the religion in itself. The key is to respect others' religious views while staying true to yours and not pervert or force your religion's values on people in daily life (e.g. extremism, fundamentalism, etc).
 
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I once asked someone "Why life?" And they said, "Because it's all you know."
 
I voted 'something not listed' because I believe that purpose is individually-driven and not driven by a higher authority. I believe that higher authority exists but people still do whatever they want for the most part.

So I saw no point in checking off the other boxes just for myself. I'd say for many individuals it's more complicated than that, but definitely not for all, lol.
 
There is no hard and fast purpose to life. There is no absolute meaning to life. We drop in for a while and then leave. And for over 90% of us in a generation or two - if you are lucky - nobody remembers you outside of family.

So for me its just try and do the right thing for yourself and for those you love and those you care for and tend do and try to leave the world a little bit better than you found it. But that is for each person to find for themselves and what works for me may not work for others.
 
Why does there have to be a "purpose"?

I'm here because my parents fornicated.

For the time being, alive is better than not alive.
 
Stop trying to find some middle ground, there is none unless you care to butcher the religion in itself. The key is to respect others' religious views while staying true to yours and not pervert or force your religion's values on people in daily life (e.g. extremism, fundamentalism, etc).

I'm not especially interested in finding a middle ground for all religions, or even for all major ones. Plenty of people get a sense of peace, belonging, and other things from their religion, and that's awesome. However, I think a lot of people worry that statements to the effect of: "the purpose of life is to serve God" are a stepping stone to the extremism and fundamentalism you brought up.
 
The purpose of life is to honor God and share his love for others with your life and to live out God's will for your life.
 
I suppose, do what you can with the time that you are allotted. Some may disagree, but there is no one universal truth to this question. However, I suspect that sooner-or-later, it will be less of a philosophical question and more a scientific one.
 
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