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#1 2009-11-27 05:54:51

G_Einstein
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Purpose of life????

From your personal opinion,what is the purpose of life?


Se Zoti vete e tha me goje,se kombet shuhen permbi dhe,por SHqiperia do te roje,per te,per te luftojme ne.
God said that all nation exincts on the ground,but Albania will survive,for it,for it we are fighting.

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#2 2009-11-27 08:33:31

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Re: Purpose of life????

To eat as many pringles as possible before becoming hideously overweight

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#3 2009-11-27 08:40:43

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Re: Purpose of life????

I did have other purposes, but Devantè has shown me the light.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#4 2009-11-27 11:49:45

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Re: Purpose of life????

To learn something, so the next life you meet your true love, she'll like you even better, since you will be even kinder and more interesting.


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#5 2009-11-27 13:45:19

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Re: Purpose of life????

Hi all;

Devante wrote:

To eat as many pringles as possible before becoming hideously overweight

What happens if you don't like pringles? Can a person just settle on being hideously stupid, or hideously hideous?

MathsisFun wrote:

I did have other purposes, but Devantè has shown me the light.

Nothing light or lite about that advice.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#6 2009-11-27 15:52:51

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Re: Purpose of life????

Pringles. Of course. Very nice, Dev. If I were to say my opinion I would say reproduction of the species. Not that I would actually do it, that would just feel weird, gross and creepy. It makes me shudder just thinking about it. On the other hand, the pringles idea is good, I think I'll go out and get some.

Last edited by Tigeree (2009-11-27 15:53:31)


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
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#7 2009-11-27 17:12:14

Identity
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Re: Purpose of life????

I think 'life' as we know it is really 'biological potential energy'

If you think back to the very first 'living' cell, how did it come about? Molecules arranged themselves in such a way as to create a structure that is self-sustaining - a structure that prefers life to death. Eventually this structure became more complex and evolved into the different species we see, but it must still operate on the same basic principles.

So I think our consciousness is actually a manifestation of this biological potential energy, and it is hardwired into our brains.

So if we were to create robots with the same basic operating principles, they would be just as 'alive' as we are.

I don't know exactly know why we are here to witness the universe, but I think that's how consciousness emerges.

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#8 2009-11-27 23:45:13

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Re: Purpose of life????

I just quickly skimmed over your post, and I thought it read;

If I were to say my opinion I would say reproduction of the species.

I think I'll go out and get some.

...I need sleep. My concentration levels are drooping a smidge.

... Back to pringles!

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#9 2009-11-29 19:22:20

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Re: Purpose of life????

I'm sorry you read it that way, Dev. LOL! I wouldn't do that, I'm reserved. Pringles. I have to remember to get some. They have assorted flavours, though. Oh well, I'll just get original.


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.

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#10 2009-11-30 09:29:39

bobbym
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Re: Purpose of life????

From your personal opinion,what is the purpose of life?

Seems, everyone is missing the point. He didn't say what is the purpose of your life.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#11 2009-11-30 15:11:26

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Re: Purpose of life????

I read a book that says life is the purpose of life.


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#12 2009-11-30 17:00:26

Identity
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Re: Purpose of life????

I think it's far more important to exist than to have a purpose.

We exist. It feels awesome.

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#13 2009-11-30 19:35:06

Tigeree
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Re: Purpose of life????

Awesome? Are you kidding me? I'd rather not exist at all. Except for my brain capacity, that's awesome. And it's expanding. Except the more I learn the more my memory fails. Darn you, memory.


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
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#14 2009-12-01 00:07:04

bobbym
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Re: Purpose of life????

Take it easy with that brain expansion. If your brain gets too fat then you will have to starve it.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#15 2009-12-01 18:06:05

Tigeree
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Starve? Never! It all works out okay, the more my memory fails the more my psychic ability develops. An eye for an eye, basically.


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.

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#16 2009-12-02 08:46:09

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Re: Purpose of life????

a book wrote:

I read a book that says life is the purpose of life.

I have to get that book. How much is it? Because if it is less than $100.00, it is a steal.

Tigeree wrote:

An eye for an eye

You mean a third eye for a third eye.

As Conan says:

The purpose of life:

To crush your enemies
See them driven before you.
To hear the lamentations of their women.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#17 2009-12-02 17:49:01

Tigeree
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Re: Purpose of life????

Sounds like a stupid book, to me. As for Conan, I'd so agree. I should probably read something about him one day. Oh, I still have to go out and get those pringles. Btw, I thought it was a third wheel, or something like that?


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.

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#18 2009-12-02 19:08:54

bobbym
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Re: Purpose of life????

Tigeree wrote:

As for Conan, I'd so agree.

That quote by Conan was derived from a quote by Ghenghis Khan, a barbarian who was monstrously good at war and little else.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#19 2009-12-03 19:52:02

Tigeree
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Re: Purpose of life????

Yes, I know him. If you were where I am right now, you'd here my other half laughing. I hate feeling like Two-Face, sometimes. But it's one of those things that makes me different from the rest of the world. When she combines with science or anything that can be used as a weapon, it's a dangerous mix.


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.

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#20 2009-12-05 12:17:20

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Re: Purpose of life????

Agent Smith wrote:

The purpose of life is to end.

Now that's a dark side.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#21 2009-12-06 03:02:57

Identity
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Re: Purpose of life????

I've got a new one:

The purpose of life is to search for purpose.

smile

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#22 2009-12-06 04:09:29

bobbym
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Re: Purpose of life????

Hi;

Now if we only could find out what is the purpose of purpose.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#23 2009-12-06 04:56:18

Devantè
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Re: Purpose of life????

To find purpose.

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#24 2009-12-06 18:25:54

Tigeree
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Re: Purpose of life????

That's the stupidest purpose so far! I think that the purpose of life is... to live the way that your want, and live differently each life you get. There. Wow, I've never typed something like that.


People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.

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#25 2009-12-06 20:05:47

Identity
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Re: Purpose of life????

Do you believe in reincarnation?

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