Originally posted by lil bitchiness
We live to die, so that others may live and die and others after them do the same.
Presently, we perceive what our five senses can absorb, and they only allow us to attain a part of the universe called "our world." However, Kabbalists explain that we have the ability to penetrate much deeper. We can delve through our world into nature and perceive the Upper World. Let's take a closer look at how we can do this.
We perceive our world through our five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. We also build physical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes that widen the range of our senses' perception. But all the instruments we create can only expand our senses' perception and hence they can't let us perceive something beyond the reality called "our world."
Again, all investigations we conduct in our world are confined to our five senses. And as long as we are confined to them, we cannot begin to see, feel, and understand what lies beyond our senses.
Our imagination is also a product of our five senses and the experiences which stem from them. We cannot imagine an object or a creature unless it resembles something that our five senses are familiar with.
For example, if you ask someone to draw an alien from another planet, he will draw it according to the elements he is familiar with from our world. And if you ask someone to describe a fantastical scenario, he will no doubt describe something which is fundamentally very similar to this world.
We all live in a small world and are not able to feel or imagine anything beyond it. And since our science and philosophy are also limited to the perception of our five senses, they too cannot help us understand what lies beyond this world. Therefore, to get behind the scenes of our world and recognize the forces that affect it - we need a new sense.
The wisdom of Kabbalah offers a person the method to develop his latent, additional sense, called the "screen." Using the screen, one can penetrate through our world and reveal deeper, inner layers of reality, which influence our level of reality. Hence, the Kabbalists call these layers "Upper Worlds." These worlds are like the layers of an onion, where our world is in the midst of all the worlds.
To summarize, we naturally feel only the innermost sphere in all of existence, but Kabbalists explain that 'this world' is just a small fragment of the true reality. It's the fragment we are able to feel with our inborn five senses. But if we develop the additional sense called "the screen," we will feel the Upper Worlds that Kabbalists feel. This is what Kabbalah teaches: how to acquire the screen.
I think the purpose of life, is just to live it how we want and to the full. of course there are somethings that are morally wrong but to an extent if it feels good do it.
Also just be who u are and dont change for no one. you are who u are and u cant change that no matter how much u try to.
so just enjoy life and make the most of it.
To summarize, we naturally feel only the innermost sphere in all of existence, but Kabbalists explain that 'this world' is just a small fragment of the true reality. It's the fragment we are able to feel with our inborn five senses. But if we develop the additional sense called "the screen," we will feel the Upper Worlds that Kabbalists feel. This is what Kabbalah teaches: how to acquire the screen.[quote]
This is a purpose of life in this world - to develop additional sense to feel whole worlds around us.
Re: What Is The Meaning Of Life?
Originally posted by Syren
This, in a sense, summarizes all other questions asked. It is usually understood as: "What are the highest values, the Supreme Goals which I should try to achieve?". We stress that every human being must freely set those goals for himself or herself. The Supreme Goal which we choose derives logically from our cybernetic world view: to make a constructive contribution to the evolution of humanity, in order to maximize our long-term chances of survival (immortality). In essence, the 'meaning of life' is to increase evolutionary fitness. Do you agree?
Meaning can only be created by intelligence. A rock cannot give meaning to a blade of grass. A sun cannot give meaning to a moon.
I can give meaning to a car, to take me long distances and save me stress.
Without intelligence, there is no meaning. Without God, there is no meaning.
Originally posted by xX-Angel-XxThere is meaning to life...without God.
Meaning can only be created by intelligence. A rock cannot give meaning to a blade of grass. A sun cannot give meaning to a moon.I can give meaning to a car, to take me long distances and save me stress.
Without intelligence, there is no meaning. Without God, there is no meaning.
1. All humans were created by thier parents, the meaning of our lives was whatever their parents wanted them in the first place.
2. The reason we reproduce is to keep the species alive and in a sense, we have a selfish gene... which is why we like sex, and admire our close relatives. The meaning of life is to keep our genetic material alive.
So their's two reasons right there.
Originally posted by lord xyz
There is meaning to life...without God.1. All humans were created by thier parents, the meaning of our lives was whatever their parents wanted them in the first place.
2. The reason we reproduce is to keep the species alive and in a sense, we have a selfish gene... which is why we like sex, and admire our close relatives. The meaning of life is to keep our genetic material alive.So their's two reasons right there.
That isnt real meaning. The only reason we are so intent on our own survival, is because any being with genetic material that wasnt intent on self preservation has long died out.
Real meaning we are able to create for ourselves though, because we have minds, and it isnt necessary to substantiate our values to others in order for it to be meaning.
I agree with you though about God not being necessary for meaning.
Originally posted by lord xyz
There is meaning to life...without God.1. All humans were created by thier parents, the meaning of our lives was whatever their parents wanted them in the first place.
2. The reason we reproduce is to keep the species alive and in a sense, we have a selfish gene... which is why we like sex, and admire our close relatives. The meaning of life is to keep our genetic material alive.So their's two reasons right there.
I do suppose human desire could be the only reason to live without God.
But then again, the things that we desire don't have meaning either, which makes our desire pointless.
Eventually we come to a stop, where everything wasn't designed by intelligence like a car or a TV, therefore everything is meaningless.
We, being an intelligence, are able to give our own meaning to things, but this meaning cannot be applied to things that we didn't design such as atoms, the forces of nature and DNA, because we did not design them.
Originally posted by lord xyz
we have a selfish gene...
NONONONONONONONONONO
our genes behave in a way that can be considered, when speaking specifically about the genes and not humans as organisms, selfish
selfish genes can create highly selfless individuals, as those phenotypic behaviours may ensure genetic reproduction. ie, you are only selfless for the sake because those behaviours proved to be beneficial in the spreading of genes which themselves are selfish.
edit: lol, the bolding is more to represent that this is a common mistake that I want to draw attention to, rather than, say, give the impression of yelling no repeatedly at someone.
Originally posted by inimalistPerhaps another thread is to made to debate this?
[b]NONONONONONONONONONOour genes behave in a way that can be considered, when speaking specifically about the genes and not humans as organisms, selfish
selfish genes can create highly selfless individuals, as those phenotypic behaviours may ensure genetic reproduction. ie, you are only selfless for the sake because those behaviours proved to be beneficial in the spreading of genes which themselves are selfish.
edit: lol, the bolding is more to represent that this is a common mistake that I want to draw attention to, rather than, say, give the impression of yelling no repeatedly at someone. [/B]