What should be our GOAL of life ?

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by hansda, Feb 1, 2012.

  1. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    It's not a false dichotomy. I'm talking about reducing the population to a size that is sustainable.
    I consider a population size that is not sustainable in any way to be overpopulation.

    Well, I don't know what to say. I guess I'm slightly insulted.
     
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  3. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    So, "Me". I guess you should apologize.
    Excusing me of being a killer and a people hater? Nice on you.
     
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  5. wynn ˙ Valued Senior Member

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    It is, when you suggest

    as if my not being in favor of your line of reasoning that

    means that I am in favor of overpopulation.


    Really? You get to feel insulted, while I should silently put up with your shit?
     
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  7. keith1 Guest

    No. It is fractal. You look at the details to discern the whole. One need not leave their valley until they are on the same page with those across the next hill.
     
  8. hansda Valued Senior Member

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    I think the biggest challenge for the humankind is their mind . How much we are able to deal with our minds , determine how much we are able to deal with our life . So, one of our goal in life ; should be to better deal with our mind .
     
  9. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Well. I asked, didn't I?
    So, are you or aren't you in favor of reducing the population?

    Really?You put up with my shit? Ok..
     
  10. keith1 Guest

    Yes, one can say the closest thing to a human observer is themselves.
    It radiates out from there to an alternate observation (safety side check) from the same location.
    Then to family, closest neighbors, friends, community, locality, state, region, country, alliances, global, orbital region, interplanetary, interstellar, inter-galactic, inter-universe.

    In that order of construction, and no other. Start with the individual and get it in satisfactory order, and each successive level will be easier to assemble....well, as easy as it can get.
     
  11. wynn ˙ Valued Senior Member

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    It depends on what you mean by "reducing the population."


    I sent you a PM that you did not reply to.
     
  12. Crunchy Cat F-in' *meow* baby!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Here is the definition of game:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/game

    I would go back and challenge the source of the saying "life is a game" and ask "how?".

    *Should* questions are inherently subjective. The answer to any subjective question is "whataever you want".
     
  13. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    You mean by what method, I assume?
    Birth restriction would be a good method, imo.

    Yeah, sorry about that. You just aren't the person I befriended anymore. You seem to have changed.
     
  14. hansda Valued Senior Member

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    Our LIFE can be compared with the game of soccer . I think you know this game or atleast have an idea of this game . In this game soccer , there is a goal for each team and they try to score a goal from the very start of the game . Now , imagine there is no goal in this game . How do you think this game soccer can be played without any goal . Similarly , in our life if we can set a common-goal , i think we can better live our life .


    Its our life , our choice ; how we want to live . Shouldnt we try for a better living ? Without having any goal in our life ; do you think , we can make any better living ?
     
  15. keith1 Guest

    Birth restriction is a Chinese practice, which has left them vulnerable in the near future, to a lack of workforce members.
     
  16. keith1 Guest

    No, you have not proven that life is a game, or can be compared to one. And your perspective of choices is not valid. To have a set goal conflicts with having choices to where the placement of that goal lies. You cannot have those two concepts functioning in the same philosophy.
     
  17. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Cooperation instead of competition would be a very good goal to try and reach.
     
  18. Crunchy Cat F-in' *meow* baby!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Our life can also be compared with a jar of mayonaise.

    Every human-invented sport is like that; however, the actual "goal" of human-made sports is to win. Scoring (whether it be a goalpost, touchdown, homerun, etc.) is a vehicle to getting there (that is called an objective).

    No idea, human-made sports are inherently entertainment exercises. We do have forms of entertainment where there is no goal of winning so I guess that is what would become of soccer in your scenario.

    Why do you think that?

    Correct.

    That's a subjective question. On top of it the phrase "better living" is a subjective description. What's better for you may be worse for another person. As you know, the answer to any subjective question is whatever you want it to be.

    You will have to clearly define what you mean by "better living" before I can even consider your question.
     
  19. hansda Valued Senior Member

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    Its about philosophy of life . What philosophy you want follow , is upto you . How do you want to view life is upto you . A glass half-filled with water can be viewed as half-fulled or half-empty . Both the views are technically right but it shows ones attitude , it shows ones philosophy , it shows how one is considering is life .


    Similarly , we also should have some objective for our life . This objectice can define the purpose or goal of our life .


    It will be a direction-less life .


    If we dont have a common-goal , there may be more conflicts in the soceity . Setting the right goal will create better understanding and harmony in our soceity .


    OK .


    Thats what we have to discuss , so that we can make a better living . I feel better living is better physical and mental health .


    You are right , 'better' is a subjective choice . This may vary for each individual . The choice should be such that , there is less conflict and more harmony in our life .
     
  20. hansda Valued Senior Member

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    We should align all our intermediate goals to achieve one ultimate-goal of our life .
     
  21. Motor Daddy Valued Senior Member

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    An empty glass is represented as 0. A full glass is represented as 1. Technically, the glass can't be "half empty" because half of 0 is 0, while half of 1 is .5. The glass is half full, not half empty.

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  22. hansda Valued Senior Member

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    Take a glass and pour water in it , so that the glass is full of water .

    Now, take another glass . Pour water in it , till it is half-filled with water . This glass is half-filled with water . This glass is also half-empty . So, here half-empty is possible technically .
     
  23. Motor Daddy Valued Senior Member

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    If you put .5 liters of water in a glass that is capable of holding 1 liter of water, the glass is half full. The glass contains .5 liters of water. 1/2 of 1 liter is .5 liters.

    To say the glass is half empty means 0/2=0. The remaining volume of the glass that is void of water is .5 liters. You are saying that 0=.5?
     

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