23.2.09

True Meaning of life?

Some people answer that there is no point in even trying to find the true meaning of life because the question is just so deep. This viewpoint holds that humankind will never be able to discover the answer(s), so the question itself becomes meaningless. Others deem the question of what life’s true purpose is as meaningless because they view life as an existence with no deep meaning attached to it. The logical positivist view of philosophy, also called the logical empiricism, involves both empiricism and rationalism. Empiricism holds that knowledge can be gained through observational evidence. Rationalism stresses that empiricism alone is not enough to provide complete knowledge, so verification is needed. The logical positivist approach to the verification of something considered to be meaningful is that something must be able to be logically or cognitively determined to be true. Since the logical positivist verifiability criterion cannot prove the answer to the question what is the true meaning of life? positivists tend to view the question as meaningless. This view has been criticized by philosophers such as Karl Popper who thought falsifying criterion should be used to test true statements rather than relying on verifiability criterion alone. Some people feel that the meaning of life is to continue humankind through reproduction. Since the end of life is death, they argue that the creation of more humans is the most important thing. Otherwise humanity would cease to exist. The humanist approach to the question of the meaning of life is that it is mainly about reproduction and the expansion of humankind. There are different types and stances of those who call themselves humanists, but most humanist views see one’s individual purpose as being able to fit in with the needs of humanity as a whole. Many humanists express the view that the true meaning of life is our connection to others: biologically, socially and culturally. It’s important to note that many humanists that view humans as constantly evolving beings see the true meaning of life as one that could possibly change. I feel the the meaning a life is to be happy. Its to accomplish your personal hopes and dreams the way you want to. There is really no wrong answer. But you should try to live your life in a positive manner. Be kind to the people you meet, you never know what you can learn from them.

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  1. I think happiness is more of a want than anything else. Whether you're happy or not has no effect on the fact that you'll inevitably die regardless. Considering we're the product of evolution, maybe that's the answer in itself. Our purpose is simply to carry out a specific phase of evolution. Like you said, who knows!

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