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Hi this is my submission about The Meaning of Life, i would firstly like to say a big thank you to the good people at my mental institute for letting me use their PC, and also a big thank you to all the people at SR for recommending me there.
I usually have a lot a free time on my hands (Explains things don't it?) and most of the time it is thinking about stuff, anything usually but most of all lately the meaning of life, it has come to me that the meaning of life is:
"Conflictions" (Ok keep reading so you can understand it) Basicaly the whole world runs on Conflictions it is what makes us tick, what makes the world go round, what life is all about, lets take an example:
A game (Computer and not) - If there was no way to lose there would be no point in trying, it is the Confliction that keeps you playing, not knowing which way the dice will role, not knowing if you will be wiped out on the final boss of FFVIII, if there was no way of losing there would be no point playing.
A 'Soap' - What keeps you watching is the Conflictions that happen, you WANT to see the fight when someone finds out their best friend is sleeping with his wife, or the Confliction of a big argument.
This is what we humans need to live without it we would not be able to survive, this rule also applies to the animal kingdom, without the Confliction of animals fighting for food, most of the animals would die of starvation or the Confliction of trying to find a mate otherwise thier species would die out.
Us as humans are a little more developed in our lust for Conflictions we need what i call a 'Focus Point' someone or something that is the attention of all the Confliction at the time and place (The words 'The Game' come to mind) of course with all rules there are exceptions, lets take an exception of both a Focused Confliction and a None Focused Confliction:
Focused:
Two words The Game, when he was on all of you attacked him directly, he was the Focus Point of all you rage and Conflictions that need to be taken out on someone, he was just a tool to rid you of your anger (For the time)
Un-Focused:
In our school, beating, bullyings, and general violence are a daily happening, a few days ago most of the people in our school were involved in a large scale fight at multiple people (Sadly i was involved :( ) this was 'Focused' but not entirly so, each person was focused on an individual person and not everyone against 1 or 2 people.
This brings me to my next point, something that is not usually talked about, religon, i am not sure but i think that Jesus Christ was another being, for he did not have any Conflictions (from him to someone else) but i am sure that he was something special, either another being (explaned later) or his brain was formed different from another humans irradicating (or almost) the need for Conflictions, i am going to leave it at that with the religon side of things as i do not want to provoke (too much) any Conflictions.
Attention i was going to say a little on the matter of sex< (Maturly) but i have otherwise decided not to as it could provoke too much.
So now i draw to an end :)
I would like to end this by asking you a question, or rather a riddle as it can not be answered by a human or using a human language, it can only be answered by emotion, but anyway:
Just for a moment suppose there is a higher intelligence, and in thier society there is no Conflictions, what would it be like?
Thanks for reading Va!
I usually have a lot a free time on my hands (Explains things don't it?) and most of the time it is thinking about stuff, anything usually but most of all lately the meaning of life, it has come to me that the meaning of life is:
"Conflictions" (Ok keep reading so you can understand it) Basicaly the whole world runs on Conflictions it is what makes us tick, what makes the world go round, what life is all about, lets take an example:
A game (Computer and not) - If there was no way to lose there would be no point in trying, it is the Confliction that keeps you playing, not knowing which way the dice will role, not knowing if you will be wiped out on the final boss of FFVIII, if there was no way of losing there would be no point playing.
A 'Soap' - What keeps you watching is the Conflictions that happen, you WANT to see the fight when someone finds out their best friend is sleeping with his wife, or the Confliction of a big argument.
This is what we humans need to live without it we would not be able to survive, this rule also applies to the animal kingdom, without the Confliction of animals fighting for food, most of the animals would die of starvation or the Confliction of trying to find a mate otherwise thier species would die out.
Us as humans are a little more developed in our lust for Conflictions we need what i call a 'Focus Point' someone or something that is the attention of all the Confliction at the time and place (The words 'The Game' come to mind) of course with all rules there are exceptions, lets take an exception of both a Focused Confliction and a None Focused Confliction:
Focused:
Two words The Game, when he was on all of you attacked him directly, he was the Focus Point of all you rage and Conflictions that need to be taken out on someone, he was just a tool to rid you of your anger (For the time)
Un-Focused:
In our school, beating, bullyings, and general violence are a daily happening, a few days ago most of the people in our school were involved in a large scale fight at multiple people (Sadly i was involved :( ) this was 'Focused' but not entirly so, each person was focused on an individual person and not everyone against 1 or 2 people.
This brings me to my next point, something that is not usually talked about, religon, i am not sure but i think that Jesus Christ was another being, for he did not have any Conflictions (from him to someone else) but i am sure that he was something special, either another being (explaned later) or his brain was formed different from another humans irradicating (or almost) the need for Conflictions, i am going to leave it at that with the religon side of things as i do not want to provoke (too much) any Conflictions.
Attention i was going to say a little on the matter of sex< (Maturly) but i have otherwise decided not to as it could provoke too much.
So now i draw to an end :)
I would like to end this by asking you a question, or rather a riddle as it can not be answered by a human or using a human language, it can only be answered by emotion, but anyway:
Just for a moment suppose there is a higher intelligence, and in thier society there is no Conflictions, what would it be like?
Thanks for reading Va!
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It is quite possible to live without Religion. I have never needed it, as I have found conseltation elsewhere. If I did need it, I would not go to Christianity first.
But still, Noahs Ark is still mucked up, and there is no way of arguing agaisnt it, and believe me, killing every single person on Earth in cold blood is the worst thing to happen.
God didn't make Noah live to 500, everybody lived to 500 in "those" days, apparently.....
But still, Noahs Ark is still mucked up, and there is no way of arguing agaisnt it, and believe me, killing every single person on Earth in cold blood is the worst thing to happen.
God didn't make Noah live to 500, everybody lived to 500 in "those" days, apparently.....
Reminds me of a joke...
A man walks up to a farmer, and starts talking to him
Man: Can I talk to your dog?
Farmer: Dog's don't talk.
Man: Can I talk to it anyway?
Farmer: uh....I guess.
Man (to dog): Hi. How's he treating you?
Dog: Very well, he feeds me twice a day and gives me a nice warm basket to sleep in.
Man: Okay, good.
(turns to farmer)
Man: Can I talk to your horse?
Farmer: Horses don't talk.
Man: Can I talk to it anyway?
Farmer: uh....I guess.
Man (to horse): HI. How's he treaing you?
Horse: Pretty good. I have a nice warm stable, and I get plany of hay and a lot of exercise.
Man: Okay, good.
(turns to farmer again)
Man: Can I talk to your sheep?
Farmer (going pale): Them sheep....They're nothing but a bunch of liars!
A man walks up to a farmer, and starts talking to him
Man: Can I talk to your dog?
Farmer: Dog's don't talk.
Man: Can I talk to it anyway?
Farmer: uh....I guess.
Man (to dog): Hi. How's he treating you?
Dog: Very well, he feeds me twice a day and gives me a nice warm basket to sleep in.
Man: Okay, good.
(turns to farmer)
Man: Can I talk to your horse?
Farmer: Horses don't talk.
Man: Can I talk to it anyway?
Farmer: uh....I guess.
Man (to horse): HI. How's he treaing you?
Horse: Pretty good. I have a nice warm stable, and I get plany of hay and a lot of exercise.
Man: Okay, good.
(turns to farmer again)
Man: Can I talk to your sheep?
Farmer (going pale): Them sheep....They're nothing but a bunch of liars!
Also, why shouldn't God let the builders of Noah's Ark live to 500??
If he is our God, then surely he would make that possible.
Of course, you will ask, "Why can't we live to 500 then??"
That is because it's probably against his plan, but he had to do it with Noah's Ark.
Man, I feel like a preacher in the middle of some teenage violence gang.
Well, perhaps not a gang, but I do feel like a preacher of some sort.
If he is our God, then surely he would make that possible.
Of course, you will ask, "Why can't we live to 500 then??"
That is because it's probably against his plan, but he had to do it with Noah's Ark.
Man, I feel like a preacher in the middle of some teenage violence gang.
Well, perhaps not a gang, but I do feel like a preacher of some sort.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> What was the most disgusting, vile, murderous, and evil act
> committed in the entire history of Earth?
I'll give you a clue.
> Everybody got killed, apart from a select few. EVERYONE. Even all
> the animals.
Noahs Ark. Children used to re-enact this disgusting
> feat in primary school, unaware of the real meaning.
Apparently,
> God decided to kill everybody because they were sinning.
And yet
> today someone can walk into a house of God if they have sinned and
> be forgiven just for admitting so.
In reality, Noahs ark would
> have taken about 300 years to build.
So in the Bible, it says
> that people lived till they were 500, to make up for it.
It also
> says all gays should be killed, which is also rather wrong.
Somehow, I think the World was quite a lot worse then compared to what it is now. It needed to be done.
And it ACTUALLY doesn't say gays should be killed. If it does, tell me where.
> What was the most disgusting, vile, murderous, and evil act
> committed in the entire history of Earth?
I'll give you a clue.
> Everybody got killed, apart from a select few. EVERYONE. Even all
> the animals.
Noahs Ark. Children used to re-enact this disgusting
> feat in primary school, unaware of the real meaning.
Apparently,
> God decided to kill everybody because they were sinning.
And yet
> today someone can walk into a house of God if they have sinned and
> be forgiven just for admitting so.
In reality, Noahs ark would
> have taken about 300 years to build.
So in the Bible, it says
> that people lived till they were 500, to make up for it.
It also
> says all gays should be killed, which is also rather wrong.
Somehow, I think the World was quite a lot worse then compared to what it is now. It needed to be done.
And it ACTUALLY doesn't say gays should be killed. If it does, tell me where.
What was the most disgusting, vile, murderous, and evil act committed in the entire history of Earth?
I'll give you a clue. Everybody got killed, apart from a select few. EVERYONE. Even all the animals.
Noahs Ark. Children used to re-enact this disgusting feat in primary school, unaware of the real meaning.
Apparently, God decided to kill everybody because they were sinning.
And yet today someone can walk into a house of God if they have sinned and be forgiven just for admitting so.
In reality, Noahs ark would have taken about 300 years to build.
So in the Bible, it says that people lived till they were 500, to make up for it.
It also says all gays should be killed, which is also rather wrong.
I'll give you a clue. Everybody got killed, apart from a select few. EVERYONE. Even all the animals.
Noahs Ark. Children used to re-enact this disgusting feat in primary school, unaware of the real meaning.
Apparently, God decided to kill everybody because they were sinning.
And yet today someone can walk into a house of God if they have sinned and be forgiven just for admitting so.
In reality, Noahs ark would have taken about 300 years to build.
So in the Bible, it says that people lived till they were 500, to make up for it.
It also says all gays should be killed, which is also rather wrong.
FantasyMeisteŽ wrote:
> Tolstoy was a famous person who thought of it, but loads of people
> have had the same angst over the meaning of life before him, it's
> just that he was a great writer and he wrote it down so
> eloquently.
Basically, the guy had everything, estates, people
> working for him, a big family, and one day he just stopped and
> thought to himself: "Why? Why am I doing all this, what does
> it matter?" Then he got all depressed because he thought his
> life had no meaning, and very nearly committed suicide because he
> thought that if his life had no meaning then he should end it all.
> But then he thought "Hang on, my life does have a meaning
> because if there is a God then my life is to serve him." And
> so his depression cured and he lived out the rest of his life in
> adoration of his God.
VAI----Up a bit and down a bit is the part :)
So, people who believe in God will always
> have a meaning in their lives. For those of us who don't believe in
> God, we have to find our own meaning, which is sometimes difficult
> because God is a nice easy answer which covers every doubt, if you
> don't believe in him, what CAN you believe in.
That's they way
> Tolstoy expressed it, anyway. But then, he never had a PSX. If he
> had, he would never have thought about the problem in the first
> place, he'd have been to busy playing Ridge Racer and wondering when
> his PS2 was going to be delivered.
> Tolstoy was a famous person who thought of it, but loads of people
> have had the same angst over the meaning of life before him, it's
> just that he was a great writer and he wrote it down so
> eloquently.
Basically, the guy had everything, estates, people
> working for him, a big family, and one day he just stopped and
> thought to himself: "Why? Why am I doing all this, what does
> it matter?" Then he got all depressed because he thought his
> life had no meaning, and very nearly committed suicide because he
> thought that if his life had no meaning then he should end it all.
> But then he thought "Hang on, my life does have a meaning
> because if there is a God then my life is to serve him." And
> so his depression cured and he lived out the rest of his life in
> adoration of his God.
VAI----Up a bit and down a bit is the part :)
So, people who believe in God will always
> have a meaning in their lives. For those of us who don't believe in
> God, we have to find our own meaning, which is sometimes difficult
> because God is a nice easy answer which covers every doubt, if you
> don't believe in him, what CAN you believe in.
That's they way
> Tolstoy expressed it, anyway. But then, he never had a PSX. If he
> had, he would never have thought about the problem in the first
> place, he'd have been to busy playing Ridge Racer and wondering when
> his PS2 was going to be delivered.
vai wrote:
>Not really there are many many many other people like >you :) you people are different (for the better) as FM >said earlier you are one step closer to irradicating this >disease
FM said that?? To me?? His and Grix were calling me mental earlier.
>Not really there are many many many other people like >you :) you people are different (for the better) as FM >said earlier you are one step closer to irradicating this >disease
FM said that?? To me?? His and Grix were calling me mental earlier.
Ant wrote:
> er-no wrote:
It twas me, give credit where credit is due :)
He was God's son.
Matter of opinion
He wasn't
> another being, he was more.......what God wanted us to be
> like.
Unfortunatly humans will never get rid of this 'lust' or fault or ours so if there is a God i do not know what the point is?
That's what I think anyway, but I am one of few who thinks
> this.
Not really there are many many many other people like you :) you people are different (for the better) as FM said earlier you are one step closer to irradicating this disease
For example, how many proper Christians are there on this
> site apart from me??
Lets take a vote/poll :)
> er-no wrote:
It twas me, give credit where credit is due :)
He was God's son.
Matter of opinion
He wasn't
> another being, he was more.......what God wanted us to be
> like.
Unfortunatly humans will never get rid of this 'lust' or fault or ours so if there is a God i do not know what the point is?
That's what I think anyway, but I am one of few who thinks
> this.
Not really there are many many many other people like you :) you people are different (for the better) as FM said earlier you are one step closer to irradicating this disease
For example, how many proper Christians are there on this
> site apart from me??
Lets take a vote/poll :)
edgy wrote:
> God is just a being created by people's imaginations to explain the
> unexplained!
Okay, if that is true, then where did the Bible come from??
I suppose some guy one day decided he'd write about it, and then made sure he didn't write a, "All the characters in this book are fictitous" page.
Why did all these people write the Bible?? For fun?? It seems that this "imagination" has been going on for a long time now, and quite a few people believe it.
Also, what have us Christians got to lose??
If there is a Heaven, hopefully we'll go there.
If there's a Hell, then you may go there, for not believing in God.
If there is no afterlife, then fine. Nothing happens. Christians don't lose anything.
BUT, if there is an afterlife, then all you non-christians will lose out.
Look, this is just my opinion, but I feel that if you ask for God to be in your life, he'll be there.
My life's been a lot better since I became a Christian.
If people just looked closer, and tried harder, they'd realise.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
> God is just a being created by people's imaginations to explain the
> unexplained!
Okay, if that is true, then where did the Bible come from??
I suppose some guy one day decided he'd write about it, and then made sure he didn't write a, "All the characters in this book are fictitous" page.
Why did all these people write the Bible?? For fun?? It seems that this "imagination" has been going on for a long time now, and quite a few people believe it.
Also, what have us Christians got to lose??
If there is a Heaven, hopefully we'll go there.
If there's a Hell, then you may go there, for not believing in God.
If there is no afterlife, then fine. Nothing happens. Christians don't lose anything.
BUT, if there is an afterlife, then all you non-christians will lose out.
Look, this is just my opinion, but I feel that if you ask for God to be in your life, he'll be there.
My life's been a lot better since I became a Christian.
If people just looked closer, and tried harder, they'd realise.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
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