Meaning of life???

[yar]

Here, my fellow men, is a bit of the MEANING OF LIFE::
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Obama's first speech as President

Barack Obama's inaugural speech...
God (or any other high entity) bless America! mile:

Thank you for your kind wishes.

[Star Twister]

Troll worthy comment!

[sweetlad86]

OMG, the RATH OF SWEETS is about to come down on all us OTers!!!

You can tell I'm basically keeping out of this stupid thing!

Why is religion so boring!

[XRIMO]

I actually fell out of my chair laughing at some of the responses.

The house analogy was ridiculous I must say. First off, the house is inanimate with no capacity to think or act on its own, unlike a living organism. We give the house a purpose. However, humans create things for themselves. They create their own happiness, sadness, success and decline. So how come we cannot give ourselves purpose? It doesn't make any sense. Lastly, if there is a higher power, and only he gives us purpose, then it almost seems like our lives are empty in that we have no choice or individuality to live our lives in the way we desire. Thus, I wish to have the ability to choose my purpose, then be the puppet fulfilling the purpose already chosen for me.

[fjp999]

You can tell I'm basically keeping out of this stupid thing!

Why is religion so boring!

Boring for you but exciting to try to understand someone elses point of view

[princealbertofb]

I actually fell out of my chair laughing at some of the responses.

The house analogy was ridiculous I must say. First off, the house is inanimate with no capacity to think or act on its own, unlike a living organism. We give the house a purpose. However, humans create things for themselves. They create their own happiness, sadness, success and decline. So how come we cannot give ourselves purpose? It doesn't make any sense. Lastly, if there is a higher power, and only he gives us purpose, then it almost seems like our lives are empty in that we have no choice or individuality to live our lives in the way we desire. Thus, I wish to have the ability to choose my purpose, then be the puppet fulfilling the purpose already chosen for me.

Much as I like their language and culture, the Chinese are flooding our markets with objects that have no purpose..... Arghhhhhhh!
Consumer society, anyone?

[Star Twister]

Boring for you but exciting to try to understand someone elses point of view

Yeah but you more mature folk are so much better at putting things across than us younger folk

[fjp999]

Yeah but you more mature folk are so much better at putting things across than us younger folk

*but does get more difficult understanding as ya get to be older when it should be easier... but ya almost have to learn a new language (even when it is your native tongue) and a new way of spelling...

[Fromgenesis]

The house analogy was ridiculous I must say. We give the house a purpose.

Exactly my point. The creator gives purpose.

Lastly, if there is a higher power, and only he gives us purpose, then it almost seems like our lives are empty in that we have no choice or individuality to live our lives in the way we desire. Thus, I wish to have the ability to choose my purpose, then be the puppet fulfilling the purpose already chosen for me.

If there is a higher power (let us call it Creator), then your purpose is determined. This Creator has however allowed you the freedom to choose to fulfill the purpose or not - to live the life you want. You will however have to stand by your decisions and accept responsibility for it.
You will find that your life is all but empty if you fulfill the Creator's purpose - because He has told us that He wants what is good for us. Now sometimes (quite often?) what the higher power wants may be quite contrary to what we want. That is our dilemma and why we prefer to do things "my way"

[fjp999]

Exactly my point. The creator gives purpose.
If there is a higher power (let us call it Creator), then your purpose is determined. This Creator has however allowed you the freedom to choose to fulfill the purpose or not - to live the life you want. You will however have to stand by your decisions and accept responsibility for it.
You will find that your life is all but empty if you fulfill the Creator's purpose - because He has told us that He wants what is good for us. Now sometimes (quite often?) what the higher power wants may be quite contrary to what we want. That is our dilemma and why we prefer to do things "my way"

[COLOR="Purple"]I guess the Old Testament Creator gives us choice BUT if we choose NOT to follow then the OTC sends one to burn in hell. Then why the choice?

In the New Testament Creator we are accepted into Heaven as we are. God creates us and loves us no matter what. Basically Jesus taught us the OTC rules are no more. Praise Jesus.[/COLOR]