On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:38:35 +0200, Sjouke Burry
>>Lets blow it to pieces and rape 75 virgins
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> Or corn-hole 75 Muslim males ?:-)
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Well, I see Jim's out of the closet now. ;-P
Cheers! Rich
Re: What's The Purpose of life?
Sep 26, 2010
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Is that someething that appeals to you?
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To design electronics, of course.
John
Yes, the purpose is to find ways to survive until tomorrow so you have more time to think about the purpose next week.
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The purpose of life is so that Spirit and Will can experience Love in physical form:
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Hope This Helps! Rich
About the only thing that all life consistantly produces is s*it. So maybe that is the purpose?
But more seriously, to enquire about purpose requires sentience. Can there be purpose in its absence?
All the best Ian Macmillan
Yeasts make alcohol from simple sugars without sentience, so surely the purpose of life is to make ale!
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
This will help more !!
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Every living thing is _sentient_, just not necessarily _conscious_.
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If you poke an ameba, does it not flinch?
Thanks, Rich
The purpose of life is to reproduce. Everything else (food, sex, social order, etc) is driven from this.
I forgot which writer it was (Asimov? Clarke?) which postulated that DNA's primary function was to survive and that all the variants of life on earth were created to meet this goal. The end result being a life form which could spread DNA to other worlds. Art
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Let's start with your rather better defined term "Inference machine".
I've decided to be pro-abortion... because those on welfare and liberals are the most likely customers... natural selection ;-) ...Jim Thompson
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Isn't the purpose of life is to find even more ways to use a 555 timer? :)
Warren
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Welcome to the bandwagon. I will up you "Sure the abortion is free, we will just spay you at the same time".
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