Why Are We Here?

[drabley]

Time for some existential thought.

Had this conversation yesterday (with a PhD, mind you) and it was intriguing.

I'm curious to hear some of the answers from you guys.

So...why are we here?

[silentgods]

god got bored shitless.

[icecream]

'Nobody sits

like this rock sits.

You rock, rock.

The rock just sits and is.

You show us how to just sit here,

and that's what we need.

[thedavidescapeplan]

While this is in no way an answer to that question I find this video quite beautiful.

Personally, I feel there is no divine reason behind our existence. If anything, I'd just like to know that while I was here I was able to make some people smile and know what it was to love.

[drabley]

'Nobody sits

like this rock sits.

You rock, rock.

The rock just sits and is.

You show us how to just sit here,

and that's what we need.

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. -- Kierkegaard

[drabley]

While this is in no way an answer to that question I find this video quite beautiful.

Personally, I feel there is no divine reason behind our existence. If anything, I'd just like to know that while I was here I was able to make some people smile and know what it was to love.

Are you sure there isn't an answer? Is not searching for an answer an answer in and of itself? And reasons need not always be divine. We're an earthly species, after all.

[lonesomexloveus]

we're here cuz we're not somewhere else.

i'm not sure exactly but i do know that while i'm here i'm gonna try to do enough good stuff so that when i'm not here, people will remember me fondly.

[lonesomexloveus]

While this is in no way an answer to that question I find this video quite beautiful.

Personally, I feel there is no divine reason behind our existence. If anything, I'd just like to know that while I was here I was able to make some people smile and know what it was to love.

Are you sure there isn't an answer? Is not searching for an answer an answer in and of itself? And reasons need not always be divine. We're an earthly species, after all.

searching for an answer isn't necessarily an answer to 'why'. it's moreso an answer to how you spend your time while you're here.

[kouka]

because we're here. roll the bones..

[xadamhudsonx]

because if we were not here, we wouldn't be anywhere.

[swankymodes]

I don't think anyone can answer why WE would be here. I don't believe there's any singular reason for everyone. Everyone has different reasons and purpose in their existence.

[travis]

to party

[thedavidescapeplan]

I am in no way sure and I do think the attempt to attain such enlightenment is a very valid and honorable venture.

However, I know that no matter what it was that allowed me to get to this point I will always be insignifcant when compared to the vastness of the universe. This is not to say I feel that what I do in my daily life is without merit or that the relationships I've built are not worth my time. I feel lucky to have experienced any of this at all and whether or not I am able to find a definitive answer is something that will not change what I've have experienced, although it may change my perspective on certain events. I would love to know the true reason behind why I am sitting behind a desk entering data at a government office but whether or not I ever learn why will not affect how I operate on a daily basis.

Yeah, that isn't really an answer but I don't know what else to say.

[drabley]

we're here cuz we're not somewhere else.

i'm not sure exactly but i do know that while i'm here i'm gonna try to do enough good stuff so that when i'm not here, people will remember me fondly.

That was essentially my final answer: Because we are.

But isn't doing good subjective?

[drabley]

Are you sure there isn't an answer? Is not searching for an answer an answer in and of itself? And reasons need not always be divine. We're an earthly species, after all.

searching for an answer isn't necessarily an answer to 'why'. it's moreso an answer to how you spend your time while you're here.

TO search for an answer.

[One Hundred Fifty-Two]

I'm here to trade records and talk shit.

[drabley]

I am in no way sure and I do think the attempt to attain such enlightenment is a very valid and honorable venture.

However, I know that no matter what it was that allowed me to get to this point I will always be insignifcant when compared to the vastness of the universe. This is not to say I feel that what I do in my daily life is without merit or that the relationships I've built are not worth my time. I feel lucky to have experienced any of this at all and whether or not I am able to find a definitive answer is something that will not change what I've have experienced, although it may change my perspective on certain events. I would love to know the true reason behind why I am sitting behind a desk entering data at a government office but whether or not I ever learn why will not affect how I operate on a daily basis.

Yeah, that isn't really an answer but I don't know what else to say.

I'm not speaking of yours specifically (you acknowledged insignificance) but it's funny that so many responses have such an arrogance about them. Can't say I'm surprised, though. We fashion our Gods in our own likeness, and often they have the demeanor of a 12 year old child.

Separate the I from We. Lose the bias. I is generally insignificant. We has potential.

[lonesomexloveus]

we're here cuz we're not somewhere else.

i'm not sure exactly but i do know that while i'm here i'm gonna try to do enough good stuff so that when i'm not here, people will remember me fondly.

That was essentially my final answer: Because we are.

But isn't doing good subjective?

of course it is, but i don't see how its subjectivity is relevant, really.

edit: ugh, grammar.

[mclz]

We are here because we are Jacob's candidates.

[drabley]

Wouldn't that subjectivity lead to endless strife? Some would argue the likes of Hitler, Bin Laden, etc, were merely doing good... we ourselves like to "liberate" the world under the guise of "good". Aren't we all just really self-serving tyrants?

Seems the notion of "doing good" is actually a cancer. Odd.

[lonesomexloveus]

We are here because we are Jacob's candidates.

i was going to make mention of lost. ahaha.

[tributefanzine]

I am not bored enough to think about this topic

[lonesomexloveus]

Wouldn't that subjectivity lead to endless strife? Some would argue the likes of Hitler, Bin Laden, etc, were merely doing good... we ourselves like to "liberate" the world under the guise of "good". Aren't we all just really self-serving tyrants?

Seems the notion of "doing good" is actually a cancer. Odd.

i wasn't really talking about the grander, completely open to interpretation of 'good'. i just want to do nice stuff for people. like bake people cookies. or mail people mix cds.

i think i fried my brain this morning writing my self evaluation. but yeah, bake people cookies.

[benc]

I was over there until I came over here.

[wheresmyjuice]

We are all here because we won the ultimate lottery.