I often think we are playing a game a bit like pinning the tail on the donkey - if we had our full faculties there would be no game. Purpose might be the blindfold. I dislike denying purpose in science as much as I dislike the use of fables ahead of proper enquiry
On 18 Apr, 01:40, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Life is a beautiful accident. Once here, using the consciousness > granted us by evolution, it is our purpose to survive. Modern culture > and technology has made this remarkably easy by historical standards > so I would agree with Slip that our purpose has become happiness. How > one goes about achieving this illusive state of mind is the true > question we'd all love to know. I personally believe that to maintain > happiness conflict and challenges are necessary. Avoiding these > aspects of living don't bring happiness; they bring stagnation and > dullness. Only through conquering adversity can true happiness be > achieved. I'm working on it. > > dj > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When considering theories of parallel universes one must consider that > > life, of any form, may exist elsewhere. With this consideration one > > must rethink the concepts of purpose and of a supreme being, even one > > that may have initiated the creation of our universe. How is this? > > Many, in the form of postulation deny or uphold the existence of a > > creator and often confine inquiry or speculation to human perception > > within the confines of the human world, that being earth and our > > immediate universe. However, with the possibility of parallel > > universe comes the possibility of parallel life forms and life forms > > unknown. Hypothetically, one or more of these life forms may be well > > beyond our level of intelligence and have considered establishing > > another universe and so put forth the necessary elements to create the > > universe in which we now exist. Upon the successful completion of > > said universe the life form decides to expand upon it with the > > addition of organisms and so on. The question of course still remains > > whether or not that being who created a new universe had put forth > > "purpose" upon the organisms that inhabit said universe. We seem to > > have this innate sense to travel out beyond our gravitational confines > > in an effort to explore our solar system, to reach beyond what is only > > conceivable in the mind and through the equations formulated by > > physicists who really never offer any tangible element. Therefore, > > what is really beyond our reach physically or resultant of any quantum > > calculus remains speculative without malleability. We cannot prove or > > disprove the existence of a creator from another universe nor can we > > establish the purpose of such a creation but only by reason can we > > establish our own individual truths by which we set forth to live. > > Looking elsewhere for purpose is moot, as it has been for thousands of > > years. The real answer to purpose is that which "we" establish for > > ourselves, individually and as a group, each day, each hour and even > > each minute of our lives. Beyond general purpose there is the issue > > "quality of purpose". By that we can see the origins of conflict > > throughout humanity, the collision of purpose, the establishment of > > purpose by infringement upon others. If there were a divine purpose I > > would assume that it is to promote good and conquer bad. For me > > purpose is to have peace and bring joy to others so they may have > > peace and bring joy to someone else, creating a cycle of peace, love > > and joy. All that "really" matters; the enjoyment of life. If one is > > not enjoying life then one is not purposing to do so. What is your > > purpose today? > > > On Apr 13, 1:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> its likley a by product of my imaginary conscienceness but i would > >> like to entertain the thought that some how there is some sort of > >> universal mind,conscienceness or metaphisical energy force that is > >> trying to evolve into a better structured universe that is more > >> condusive to abetter quality of lifes exsitence.if there is a god as > >> modeled by human organised monolithc religions ,artificial god must be > >> drunk dead or insane to give human beings power of freewill to do what > >> self destructive actions humans do to their selfs,other humans,animals > >> and their planet home earth ! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
