What is the purpose of life?

The purpose of being alive is to eat, fight, and reproduce to make more life.
If you care to do anything other than this, you risk being called “unnatural.”

The purpose will never change, because there is no objective purpose. It will change for individuals, but that’s it.

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Eat, fuck and die.

@Symbeline I’ve been meaning to tell you for a while now: you’re my absolute favourite ninja-viking-pirate ;-) Don’t ever change.

@op – The more important question should be “why should we care?”. I think it’s like with having fun, the moment you ask yourself “just how much fun am I having right now?” you stop having fun. Same with the meaning of life. Start thinking about it, and suddenly it’s gone!

@fremen_warrior I think it would be nice to have a purpose. I envy those who truly believe they do.

@tups Are you asking for each persons purpose or if life in general has a purpose?
Do you feel you have one and are seeking validation?
If so, you might try This relevant website and get back to us with what you came up with.

@rojo you misunderstood me I think. The moment you start looking for life’s meaning you lose it. “Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water, after enlightenment chop wood and carry water”. If you are present and mindful of yourself, your actions, and your surroundings at all times, you know the meaning of life. I don’t think there is anything else to it.

There is none, not unless you make your own.

@fremen_warrior

Still. If we were issued a purpose at birth, along with a social security number and a phone number, it would certainly go a long way toward being able to set your goals early and giving your life meaning.

Scientifically: to procreate… the more variety the better.

Cognitively and/or Spiritually: happiness/love. The meaning of which can be as diverse as jungle fauna.

@rojo I am not looking for anything specific. I just thought it would be interesting what people would answer, and how they would answer. The question itself is so often used as an example of questions with no definite answers, but I wanted to see which answers would come up.

To cram as much fun as possible inbetween the moments of birth and death.

To live it to the max…or die trying!

To live each day as fully as possible. Because when one’s life is over, there’s no do-over.

To eat as much ice cream and hold as many sleeping puppies as possible.

42 I haven’t worked out all the kinks yet, but I think love is a big part of it.

As I said before, this question was already answered a couple of days ago here in fluther, the reason for being is to reproduce. Makes life really simple doesn’t it!!!

However I truly believe @mambo has it right, I’ll take that reason for being any day of the week!

Year’s ago? I asked the same thing in different words here 3 days ago. No problem. Since I worded the question differently, you would not have seen any warning it had just been asked. And all my wordy question details, along with the link to a short video with Dr. Michio Kaku discussing his answer to the question may have skewed the answers I got. I am anxious to see the answers this way of asking the Great Question brings forth.

My own answer is much like Dr. Kaku’s. purpose of life. I love to work, I need to. I would go crazy without some form of meaningful work. I need to love. And I need to do what I can to leave a better world for those who come after me.

Yep if you want a sensible answer, then I am with @ETpro and I too love to have work and structure in my life, I will work until the day I die hopefully!

@rooeytoo I’m 69 and counting. I am self employed. I could retire any time, but I love what I do and will do it so long as this body lets me.

I’m only 1 year behind you and my husband is a couple of years ahead of you but we feel the same way. Retirement seems so boring and you can only travel so much! We are on our third small business. Buy when they are in bad shape, restore to vitality, sell for a profit and move on. It keeps life very interesting, minds active and is fun too with no chance for boredom!

@ETpro Oh, I didn’t see that, no. I guess it is the same question more or less – or is it? I will look through the answers you received.

@mambo That is a nice purpose of life. A purpose I will follow today.

@AshLeigh Lovely answer. Love is definitely a part of it.

“Why am I here?” is a question posed by a being that is conscious of its own existence and impending death. I think it’s slightly different from “What is the purpose of life?”

Creating more life (As in uplifting “aliens”) so they can ask the same question, and create more life. An almost endless cycle until there is no galaxies left…