Sunday, March 22, 2020

The Purpose and Meaning of Life


The purpose of life is life itself. That phrase might sound meaningless, but hear me out.

Biologically, physically, the purpose of life is life itself. 
That should be self-evident. The purpose of all life is to breed and create more life.

But I realize that’s not what we’re talking about. 

Certainly having children can give your life purpose, but not everyone can have children, and not everyone wants children. Even those who do have children will eventually lose that purpose when their kids become independent adults. Would we ever want to return to the days when people died in their early 40s because their biological purpose was over?

Ummmm, no. There must be something else.

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