You must have many pin holes in your wall. Life's facade is the blindfold as people view the world outside and not world within. Fables are the temporary solutions of pre-scientific study, without which there may not be a call for study.
On Apr 17, 8:49 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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