On 26 November 2013 12:32, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 25 November 2013 23:17, Alberto G. Corona <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2013/11/25 Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> > >> On 25 November 2013 12:35:50 am AEDT, Samiya Illias wrote: > >> > >> Bruno asks: "Should we search, or not, for a reason behind the physical > >> reality?" > >> > >> We must, otherwise this life itself doesn't make any sense. There has to > >> be a purpose, and there has to be some sort of an outcome. > >> > >> But why can't life lack sense and purpose? What logical or empirical law > >> would that break? > > > > You implicitly are saying: > > > > 1) The only and certain purpose is to act according with the laws. So > there > > is a purpose, although not personal purpose > > 2)These laws are ultimate causes and conform the matter, make it be, so > as > > such, They are beyond and prior to nature, that is, They are > sobrenatural. > > and > > 3)All the Laws are known. > > I'm saying that there is no logical reason why there should be any > purpose to life. What "purpose" means is pretty vague but I take it as > something over and above your (1). Atheists may find "purpose" in, > say, living a happy life or contributing to society, but there is no > logical reason for those things to happen either. > A purpose to life presupposes something like God. Only sentient beings have purposes, at least if the word is being used in its generally accepted sense. Wiktionary gives... 1. An object <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/object> to be reached<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reach>; a target <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/target>; an aim<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aim>; a goal <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goal>. 2. A result that is desired; an intention<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intention> . 3. The act of intending <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intend> to do something; resolution <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/resolution>; determination <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/determination>. 4. The subject <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subject> of discourse<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourse>; the point at issue <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/issue>. 5. The reason <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reason> for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
