If we are an accident, then what is the point?

[psychocat]

I really don't see why there has to be "a point".
Live it, love it,accept the moment for all it is, learn what you can from it, and try to pass on something worthwhile.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

I really don't see why there has to be "a point".

there must be a point to it all because otherwise humanity is merely another unimportant bit of life in the vastness of the universe and i don't think our collective ego could stand that. we have spent thousands of years convincing ourselves of our importance in the grand scheme of things and to realize, to truly understand, that it makes no difference whether we exist or not would probably cause mass hysteria around the world. all of the efforts of humanity to rise to the top of the food chain, to be masters and stewards of all we survey across this wet little ball in space would be for naught if there weren't some point to it all.

[BlueBlazer]

One can't exist without thinking.

You've obviously never met my son . . . :smokin:

[JackdaWack]

Honestly, in a nut shell, we as humans create thought and everything that surrounds it. The only person that can give meaning to life is the self. You have to find your own reason to live, it's pretty much that simple. The greatest thing some people discover is a legacy, a part of you that will exist after your gone, or some people just live life to the fullest and don't hold back.

There are so many different views though, like if death is inevitable then why hold back on anything, go skydiving or what not, But some people believe that its not worth the risk of there life, something that holds all possibilities of happiness. Two extremes.

The real question should be, when u die, was life worth living?

[BlueBlazer]

Whether you find meaning in your life depends on each individual.

It seems to be a basic part of human nature to seek meaning in things. We have an innate desire to quantify, qualify, and name everything. The truly unexplainable gives us fits.

Nothing is more unexplainable than death. Is it the end, or do we continue with the sense of self intact? No one knows, but many have quantified, qualified, and named it nonetheless.

For myself, I don't need to know what happens when I die. I'm sure I'll find out. In the meantime, I just try to enjoy myself as much as possible without hurting anyone else and just be groovy to the folks I come across. That's meaning enough for me.

[colour]

A bit trivial I think.

We probably are here by accident, i.e. no creator. But, that doesn't devalue life or take away from the natural beauty of things - all things. The universe doesn't owe you a feeling of purpose. If one does not value life- whether it has been lost or left undiscovered- then you have the choice of dying.

[Stoner Shadow Wolf]

IF we were an accident, the point would be to cope with the accident.

Allow me to further expound on this; if we are an accident, then there is no objective, no ulterior purpose, other than to learn how to cope with being here.


As being an accident, and in tandem as having not yet been exterminated, there is no point, we're an accident, but we're still here and have no choice, since we havent been exterminated yet.


So the point is in our choosing until we are either exterminated or relocated (within reality/universe).


If we are an experiment, however, which is required to appear and function "accidentally", then we are being cultured to become something, or to find out what we are capable of becoming.



Keep in mind that all parts of reality are composed of smaller parts, and all parts are used to construct larger parts... We are an accidental/experimental "part" that is still developing/in development.

[highasarobin]

Because we have no other choice. We are here and I don't fucking know why but we are, so enjoy it. Who cares if we were an accident? This life is a gift, the mind is a gift, knowledge is a gift. Take advantage of it and don't waste any time. This is your only chance man, so take it.:rastasmoke:

[pepurr]

There doesn't have to be a point, unless you require it. Then you make up your own point, or accept someone else's point.

Other than that, we are here, being part of the whole, as an expression of the universe's unplanned effort to understand its self.

[throatstick]

then you have the choice of dying.

or going on a rampage huh.....