Life is meaningless?

[lumberjim]

never said i wasn't. i actually lost 6 lbs this week, cock. oh, and the 4oz of goo i blew allover your ex-wife's chin.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

never said i wasn't. i actually lost 6 lbs this week, cock. oh, and the 4oz of goo i blew allover your ex-wife's chin.

Cute! but 6 pounds is a frigging drop in the bucket for your fat ass. Call us when you hit 60 pounds.

4 oz??? weak, from a 2 inch dick? I doubt it.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Cute! but 6 pounds is a frigging drop in the bucket for your fat ass. Call us when you hit 60 pounds.

4 oz??? weak, from a 2 inch dick? I doubt it.

yeah....i could take a 6 lb dump. and you could eat it.


i'll make you a deal. if I lose 60 lbs, will you fuck off and not come back?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

i'll make you a deal. if I lose 60 lbs, will you fuck off and not come back?

Not a chance. I don't want to eat your children. Not my bag.

[Aliantha]

So that would imply no belief in a higher power wouldn't it?

What would that mean for religion in general?

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

So that would imply no belief in a higher power wouldn't it?
What would that mean for religion in general?

For the most part I would say yes. Personally, I am of a Christian background but I don't necessarily believe that there is a little specific plan for every person on this Earth, and that we are guided to some sort of destiny or fulfillment. I see it as we are all here to do our own free will and if that lines up with how God wants us to treat each other great, if it doesn't well I guess we'll see what happens. Nobody honestly knows for certain one way or another and anyone who claims that they do is full of shit IMHO.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Bullitt

For the most part I would say yes. Personally, I am of a Christian background but I don't necessarily believe that there is a little specific plan for every person on this Earth, and that we are guided to some sort of destiny or fulfillment. I see it as we are all here to do our own free will and if that lines up with how God wants us to treat each other great, if it doesn't well I guess we'll see what happens. Nobody honestly knows for certain one way or another and anyone who claims that they do is full of shit IMHO.

Well I agree with that last statement. I suppose that's part of the problem. No one really knows the answer, so some people stop trying to figure it out.

What concerns me is the growing level of 'sadness' - for want of a better word - in youth culture today.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell."

Could this be true?

Sure it could. I'd be interested to pick apart some of the categories. Why college students? Do non-college students give the same answers? Do females? Why or why not?

Originally Posted by Aliantha

What concerns me is the growing level of 'sadness' - for want of a better word - in youth culture today.

In The Optimistic Child, psychologist Martin Seligman argues that the epidemic of childhood depression is a direct result of the self-esteem movement.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Sure it could. I'd be interested to pick apart some of the categories. Why college students?

And did they ask during finals week? They're also in college where their belief systems maybe are being challenged for the first time.

[lumberjim]

'meaningless existential hell' connotates a certain malaise toward life, i'd say.

27% of students are probably depressed and taking medication, too.

the question is....why does there HAVE to be a meaning to life? Everyone always asks what the meaning of life is. who cares? life IS. the end.

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's easy for you to say, you have a purpose to life, win the popularity contest. No?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's easy for you to say, you have a purpose to life, win the popularity contest. No?

me? no. i recognize the importance of it, though. not a purpose by any means. what's your purpose? to be shitty to everyone lately?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

me? no. i recognize the importance of it, though. not a purpose by any means. what's your purpose? to be shitty to everyone lately?

To be just like you.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

'meaningless existential hell' connotates a certain malaise toward life, i'd say.

27% of students are probably depressed and taking medication, too.

the question is....why does there HAVE to be a meaning to life? Everyone always asks what the meaning of life is. who cares? life IS. the end.

Well, a lot of people have meaning in their life through their religion. There are others such as myself who create a kind of meaning through their family. Or maybe it's that my family means something to me as is the case with lots of other people.

Maybe someone should ask them if it's really life that's meaningless, or is it death?

[lumberjim]

having a purpose and seeing meaning in life are separate considerations. the question "What is the Meaning of Life?" assumes that there IS meaning. WHy does there have to be a meaning? Can't it be a product of a series of random events?