I think we are humans who consume, eliminate, reproduce, and stack things on top of other things. It is the part of me that watches me and the rest of you do this that keeps me wondering.
Just like the fore mentioned sentient beings of literary note that stacked those thoughts into words, that they then stacked some ink on paper, or keystrokes into 0's and 1's to come up with their version of what we as humans share as existence. While I wonder I will continue to consume, eliminate, reproduce, and stack things on top of other things until I no longer do that. What happens after that I can proudly say "I don't know". I have heard many rampant rumors and innuendo of what others think will happen, but I will have to find out for myself. So will all that are reading this. Because we all know what we know until we know something different. Happy Holidays ! On Dec 2, 11:29 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Why do I exist? Is it because some self-replicating chemical has > designed and created me as an instrument for the sole purpose of > improving its success rate for self-replication? Is it to express > some soul purpose? Or is the reason of my existence without purpose? > > Descartes’ phrase “I think, therefore I exist,” was meant to prove > that there is at least one fact in the universe that is beyond doubt. > I am, I exist is necessarily true each time that I pronounce it, or > that I mentally conceive it. But his exploration here doesn’t tell us > why we exist. > > Perhaps why we exist is defined by what Thomas Aquinas thought of as > salvation: “Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to > know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to > know what he ought to do.” Can our beliefs, desires and moral actions > answer the question why? > > Tolstoy believed that “The essence of any religion lies solely in the > answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to > the infinite universe that surrounds me?” > > What do YOU think? -- 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.
