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Oh, the age old question for meaning in life. There are basically three possible answers to that: 1) The scientific one you alluded to. Our purpose is to make
by perlgeek 7y ago
Oh, the age old question for meaning in life.
There are basically three possible answers to that:
1) The scientific one you alluded to. Our purpose is to make our genes survive (though that in turn serves no greater purpose, that's just the mechanics of evolution)
2) religious / spiritual reasons, if you believe in those
3) the realization that a rational meaning (or lack thereof) doesn't matter much if you feel a sense of purpose
Having kids moved me pretty firmly in camp 3), though I realize the irony that that's a direct consequence of how 1) works :-)
- city41 7y agoFinding meaning through kids means the kids then need to find meaning. It's kind of like a pyramid scheme.
- randomsearch 7y ago“All wretch and no vomit - it never gets there” Alan Watts Indeed.
- patentatt 7y agoYou misread the comment. People who have kids, who aren’t narcissists or psychopaths, have found their sense of purpose and fulfillment in life.
- city41 7y agoBut the cycle continues as the kids then need to find their purpose, which is what I was getting at.
- perlgeek 7y agoBut it can be an inverse pyramid scheme: just one kid for two parents, leading to an exponential decline. Better than your average pyramid scheme :-)