intenex
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Almost as inevitable as a thread on Hitler and the Nazis.
I can tie virtually anything into this topic, and I plan to do so here as my philosophy on life gradually comes back to me. I don't see much as being off topic in this topic.
As directly as possible, my personal view is that there is no meaning to life. There is only a purpose - to live and let live more (survive [and reproduce]). What are your comments on this? Does this seem depressing to you? Why?
I see everything that we are (as humans, animals, living cells, everything beyond quarks) as inherently motivated by self-preservation and survival. I see everyone as hypocrites and racists. I started keeping small aphorisms (being the pretentious 15 year old that I am) in text files last summer. One of the first went as follows - Hypocrisy is a pre-requisite to self-awareness. Racism (stereotyping) is in its purest sense good and necessary (all these assertions are just that, my beliefs). Step on a snake, get poisoned to the brink of death, better stay away from snakes. Screw giving them a second chance. Defense for this stance comes in the form of mimics (harmless snakes who imitate the truly potent).
Altruism to me is simply indirect selfishness. Survival of the whole for the individual, or simply the best bet for the continued propagation of your genes.
Religion is necessary for survival.
Love lasts one to three years.
I am immortal (many-worlds interpretation).
I am greatly tempted to remark on something else (crucial) as well, but I can't remember what it is. Hopefully it'll come back to me when someone replies to this. If not, well, that's why I try to keep most of my stuff preserved in text files. Because I don't sleep and my memory has gone senile and has Alzheimer's.
I can tie virtually anything into this topic, and I plan to do so here as my philosophy on life gradually comes back to me. I don't see much as being off topic in this topic.
As directly as possible, my personal view is that there is no meaning to life. There is only a purpose - to live and let live more (survive [and reproduce]). What are your comments on this? Does this seem depressing to you? Why?
I see everything that we are (as humans, animals, living cells, everything beyond quarks) as inherently motivated by self-preservation and survival. I see everyone as hypocrites and racists. I started keeping small aphorisms (being the pretentious 15 year old that I am) in text files last summer. One of the first went as follows - Hypocrisy is a pre-requisite to self-awareness. Racism (stereotyping) is in its purest sense good and necessary (all these assertions are just that, my beliefs). Step on a snake, get poisoned to the brink of death, better stay away from snakes. Screw giving them a second chance. Defense for this stance comes in the form of mimics (harmless snakes who imitate the truly potent).
Altruism to me is simply indirect selfishness. Survival of the whole for the individual, or simply the best bet for the continued propagation of your genes.
Religion is necessary for survival.
Love lasts one to three years.
I am immortal (many-worlds interpretation).
I am greatly tempted to remark on something else (crucial) as well, but I can't remember what it is. Hopefully it'll come back to me when someone replies to this. If not, well, that's why I try to keep most of my stuff preserved in text files. Because I don't sleep and my memory has gone senile and has Alzheimer's.