The Meaning of Life

[BidenPresident]

A philosophy professor writes:

“I assume you’re here for The Meaning of Life?” I asked on the first day of classes a few falls ago.

Sixteen heads bobbed over a regiment of crisp new notebooks and pens cocked for action.

“That phrase is a bit misleading,” I said. “When most people hear it, they think of large-scale questions like ‘What does it all mean?,’ ‘Why are we here?,’ ‘Why is there something rather than nothing?’ The assumption is that there’s some deep order built into the universe that we might uncover and comprehend.”

https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/the-meaning-of-life/

 

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

A philosophy professor writes:

“I assume you’re here for The Meaning of Life?” I asked on the first day of classes a few falls ago.

Sixteen heads bobbed over a regiment of crisp new notebooks and pens cocked for action.

“That phrase is a bit misleading,” I said. “When most people hear it, they think of large-scale questions like ‘What does it all mean?,’ ‘Why are we here?,’ ‘Why is there something rather than nothing?’ The assumption is that there’s some deep order built into the universe that we might uncover and comprehend.”

https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/the-meaning-of-life/

we know.

nihilism......

fucking stupid.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Life is a "BYOP" proposition (Bring your own point).

 

[Saint Guinefort]

......

 

[BidenPresident]

Life is a "BYOP" proposition (Bring your own point).

So every single person on the planet has an absolutely unique understand of life?

 

[Saint Guinefort]

So every single person on the planet has an absolutely unique understand of life?

Not entirely certain I get your meaning, what with the tortured syntax.

 

[BidenPresident]

Not entirely certain I get your meaning, what with the tortured syntax.

Standard syntax.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Standard syntax.

Not really. I suspect you MIGHT have meant "standard understanding of life", but as it is written (caveman style) it is impossible to tell you meaning. Care to flesh it out a bit?

 

[BidenPresident]

Not really. I suspect you MIGHT have meant "standard understanding of life", but as it is written (caveman style) it is impossible to tell you meaning. Care to flesh it out a bit?

fuck off you stupid troll

 

[Saint Guinefort]

fuck off you stupid troll

Perhaps you could learn to write in English? I suspect it isn't your first language but that doesn't mean you have to do it poorly.

 

[BidenPresident]

Perhaps you could learn to write in English? I suspect it isn't your first language but that doesn't mean you have to do it poorly.

you are very stupid

 

[domer76]

A philosophy professor writes:

“I assume you’re here for The Meaning of Life?” I asked on the first day of classes a few falls ago.

Sixteen heads bobbed over a regiment of crisp new notebooks and pens cocked for action.

“That phrase is a bit misleading,” I said. “When most people hear it, they think of large-scale questions like ‘What does it all mean?,’ ‘Why are we here?,’ ‘Why is there something rather than nothing?’ The assumption is that there’s some deep order built into the universe that we might uncover and comprehend.”

https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/the-meaning-of-life/

Good article. I’m re-reading a couple of portions of it to chew on it awhile.

Thanks for posting it.

 

[BidenPresident]

Good article. I’m re-reading a couple of portions of it to chew on it awhile.

Thanks for posting it.

Good. This is the perspective of a professor talking about the analytic school of philosophy which tends to be science based.
Her students look for meaning in their actual lives and experience. Thus analytic philosophy is not much help.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

you are very stupid

You lack any real evidence to support that claim (yet), so I will simply ignore it and attempt to address your crudely presented point.

My point to which you responded was that life is a "bring your own point" concept. That's just a statement of a soft form of nihilism. I fail to believe that there is some overarching supernaturally developed "reason for life". It just is. It is up to us to figure out what we want to do with it.

Now, are you able to discuss without name calling?

 

[Commander Dutch]

Life is a "BYOP" proposition (Bring your own point).

...annnnd your point is to be a dumbass troll posting from your living facility? Living a fantasy life online because your real life sucks ass?

 

[BidenPresident]

You lack any real evidence to support that claim (yet), so I will simply ignore it and attempt to address your crudely presented point.

My point to which you responded was that life is a "bring your own point" concept. That's just a statement of a soft form of nihilism. I fail to believe that there is some overarching supernaturally developed "reason for life". It just is. It is up to us to figure out what we want to do with it.

Now, are you able to discuss without name calling?

bye troll

 

[Saint Guinefort]

bye troll

It's been a pleasure talking to you. You might want to try improving your "people skills" (along with learning how to write in English) on the next go 'round.

Thanks!

 

[BidenPresident]

It's been a pleasure talking to you. You might want to try improving your "people skills" (along with learning how to write in English) on the next go 'round.

Thanks!

go fuck yourself you asshole troll

 

[Saint Guinefort]

go fuck yourself you asshole troll

Wow, you seem to have some anger management issues. Mighty thin skinned to be on the internet aren't you?

Also: would you mind NOT making this about me and actually stick to the topic of the thread?

Thanks.

 

[BidenPresident]

Wow, you seem to have some anger management issues. Mighty thin skinned to be on the internet aren't you?

Also: would you mind NOT making this about me and actually stick to the topic of the thread?

Thanks.

Where did you comment on the topic of the thread?