What's the point?
 

What's the point of life if all life must die?
What's the point of galaxies, time and space, and the universe; just to exist? What are they actually accomplishing? Isn't a void more sensible? More efficient?
What's the point of anything if all things must come to an end?

Omniscient dwellars (you know who you are) tell me the answers.
And then tell me the question to the answer 42.

The point is that existence exists.

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Errr... "How many roads must a man walk down?"

"Point" is an imprecise word. In order to apply it to life, galaxies, time, and space, you would have to get pretty figurative.

When you apply it to stuff that a person might do, then the point is up to that person.

And the question is "'What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

if 6 was 9, would you mind?

Wine me, dine me, 6 times 9 me.

Existentialism is da way to go.

who says there's a point? And whose point is there to be ascertained? Yours? Gods? the Cosmos? There may be more than one point.

Find yours.

Reproduce.
Having a point is a human construct. The universe doesn't need a point or grand scheme of things because it doesn't have any doubts, nothing to prove. It isn't so full of itself that it thinks it's destined to do or accomplish anything. It accepts it just is.The answer to 42 is you obviously went outside to play like your mother told you instead of turning into a geek.

And you represent the universe, Bruce? :p

No Fresh, the universe is a nihilist, its a coward.

I don't understand you pierce. I didn't think the universe was anything except, well, the universe. :/

No, but I understand it. Maybe you will when you grow up.

Not quite sure how to interpret that post, was it an insult or you telling me I'm young and you're wise? Superiority complex, talking down to me, it is such an ambiguous post, what did you mean.

I just used a quote from The Big Lebowski and used it to fit it in the conversation.

My point is that the universe is nihilistic in nature, which is natural since all evidence shows that the universe is inanimate.

The point is to find the best pizza joint.

The point is to make the best joint

The point is to make the world better by giving back more than you take.

According to Alan Dean Foster, the point is shopping.

Torn between DanaC's statement and glatt's statement.

They nest nicely. DanaC is the specific/Glatt is the general case.

And your pizza fits nicely between. :)

So ah, the point is to make the world better by giving more joints than you take?

Hmmm, well, screw the point, then. :rolleyes:

who's to say anything has to have a point? some things just are.

pointless

What did you mean?

Everything in this reality system is a paradox, there's good and bad, right and wrong, north and south, left and right.

But a world of one-ness where there is no north and south is coming, right after you leave this body.

But nothing ever begins and ends. You are a spiritual being having a human experience. Not the other way around.

Can science prove myself being "spiritual?" Hmm atheists?

:rtfm: I make my own contract with God about what's possible for me.

Kinda like those Christers, or Eastmas people right?

You know, the ones that only go to church twice a year on those specific holidays.

That's the Lily-Poinsettia club.

My mom called 'em shopping cart Catholics - they take what they want or is convenient and leave the rest.

If you know the question to that answer 42, then you are watching too much TV. Go outside and get a life.

OK, spill it tw. What's the question?

For every body
 

thank for every body

TV? I suspect that more people know the question from the books.

But how many read them in the fresh air? I suppose a better question is where in hell does one find fresh air?

the point

IMO, the point is in the eye of the beholder.

Crap, why'd I click here. Shudder...

Cute guys. real cute. :rolleyes:

My point is life's what you make it.

We make it cute :D

The point of life is nothing more than to have a damn good time by whatever standard you measure that.

The point of life, is to be alive.

Not so easy for a physically challenged, paranoid manic depressive with a short fuse such as myself. :crazy:

Then the problem is not with having a good time, but rather your standard OF a good time...

What's the difference?

Don't get me wrong, I do have my moments. :)

who cares? what the difference is I mean.

We make our own point.
Each of us.
All it takes is a decision.
For me it was charity, art and teaching then family and charity. Being the best person I can be, the best father.
Focus and diligence, legacy.
I have a few other things, like spreading secularism (the fewer kids that are spared the child abuse of being told they will burn in hell if they sin because of me and those influenced by me alone makes my life worth living), I still help acting students with projects on-line from time to time, a few others.
Always, trying to live in such a way that I set an example is a purpose in itself.

My point exactly. IMO, it's the same thing.

Well said. :thumb:

You should be thankful no one has proven the meaning of life, the point of it all.
Just think how you would feel if they did, and you didn't approve.

Also well said. :thumb:

The point is to love others as yourself. Make believe that the next person you see IS you, and you can help them/love them/serve them.

In that case, I'll take a ham on rye, hold the mayo. :lol:

I have a similar perspective, that's why I am a socialist.