--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "nelson" <nelsonriddle2001@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "nelson" <nelsonriddle2001@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Speaking of "simple stories," how's this one:
> > > > > The universe simply exists,
> > > > snip,,
> > > > Why?
> > >
> > > Why not? :-)
> > >
> > > More seriously, by even asking such a question
> > > you are anthropomorphizing the universe, project-
> > > ing onto it a "reason" for its existence. No such
> > > reason may exist, no more than it does for the
> > > existence of a rock, or your own existence.
> > >
> > > Humans would *like* there to be a reason, a "Why"
> > > that makes them feel better about things. To
> > > ponder and search for such a reason seems to be
> > > human nature. But that doesn't mean that such a
> > > reason exists.
> > >
> > > I am merely stating that I am as comfortable with
> > > a universe that has NO reason or "Why" for its
> > > existence as I am with one that has such a reason.
> > > That *frees* me to invent my *own* reasons for
> > > living the way I feel is best. That seems a more
> > > intelligent way to live my life than to just accept
> > > what someone else tells me is the "Why" of it all.
> > > YMMV.
> >
> > You exist for some reason and I tend to think the rest of
> > the universe does also.
>
> The 'YMMV' at the end of my post stands for
> 'Your Mileage May Vary.' Obviously it does.
>
> I see no reason to assume that there is a
> reason for my existence in the universe. To
> do so would entail postulating that the
> universe is sentient unto itself. I do not
> so assume.
>
> But you can assume it if you want. When you
> figure out what my purpose is, drop me a line
> and share it with me, eh? :-)
>
I think it was D. Shimoda that said "you are here to find out why you are
here" sounds logical enough.
