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Originally Posted by netwolf
Don if there is nothing special in our existance then why should we define a purpose. Given that we all are aware that we will die some day. Why define a purpose when we know a day will come when a asteroid might destroy us all. If you follow this line of thought one might just say lets give up and not bother. I think you can see the contradiction in this.
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The Existentialist Conundrum does point out the pointlessness of our consciousnesses and even our extistences. But it is the response to this that defines us as Human. As I said, WE care if there is meaning in our lives, and it is simply up to us to define this meaning, not to look for any Higher Authority.
From my vantage, Man created God(s) in his own image to externalize the value system he had internally. I think it's time for Man to realize this, debate what that value system is, and become a species who, though its existence is fleeting in the overall sense, defines its own purpose in being here. That purpose may have no meaning outside of Man himself, but it would be enough.
[And one of the purposes of Man I would like to see is that he strives to know everything there is to know, even though the quest would be endless. Learning is one of the First Purposes I would propose. But you see, that is just one point to debate and there are millions.]
Don Pensack