tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221590800939158661.post579447895837508501..comments2023-06-06T11:08:11.832-04:00Comments on Daily Dose: Ancillary DoseRachel E. Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02680726406269892054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221590800939158661.post-14101746277747229162008-12-02T22:41:00.000-05:002008-12-02T22:41:00.000-05:00I had a conversation with a friend recently about ...<I>I had a conversation with a friend recently about existence. I was telling her that I didn't think there need be a purpose to life per se. I also told her how I was perfectly fine with that. She's an atheist too, but seemed incredulous that I could be so complacent with total lack of purpose.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, I totally get where she's coming from. Accepting purposelessness when you've maybe been weaned on it--ate and breathed it--is . . . tough. For some, anyway, lol.<BR/><BR/><I>But there's no point trying to impart a global (universal?) purpose on all of 'creation' when we can honestly say that we don't know what it might be, if there is one at all.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm selfish. And egocentric. I'd settle for a purpose for just me. Though, if a purpose is truly grand, it can't be just a bout one person. And what if my part in a <I>grand</I> purpose turned out to be really sucky?<BR/><BR/>(I.E, the girl who cleaned the port-johns where millions gathered to see the first glimpse of the super-almighty Redeemer of All!)<BR/><BR/><I>A final thought: life lacking a universal purpose gives individuals the opportunity to choose a purpose for their own lives. How awesome is that?</I><BR/><BR/>Which brings me back around to: if there's no objective long-term purpose, then what's the point of having a subjective short-term purpose to--I dunno, measure against it? Why not just coast through life, doing whatever it is we do, until we can't do it anymore? Seems like building sandcastles at high-tide. "How pretty! Oh, no, a wave--!"<BR/><BR/>I know people have been asking this question for thousands of years. But I'm just recently getting 'round to it, and hopefully won't be the rest of my life in finding answers I can live with : /<BR/><BR/>And you're awfully good to put up with this.Rachel E. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680726406269892054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221590800939158661.post-1227368382457961162008-12-01T06:59:00.000-05:002008-12-01T06:59:00.000-05:00All good questions.I had a conversation with a fri...All good questions.<BR/><BR/>I had a conversation with a friend recently about existence. I was telling her that I didn't think there need be a purpose to life per se. I also told her how I was perfectly fine with that. She's an atheist too, but seemed incredulous that I could be so complacent with total lack of purpose. <BR/><BR/>But there's no point trying to impart a global (universal?) purpose on all of 'creation' when we can honestly say that we don't know what it might be, if there is one at all. <BR/><BR/>A final thought: life lacking a universal purpose gives individuals the opportunity to choose a purpose for their own lives. How awesome is that?FrodoSaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224011199139875343noreply@blogger.com