Humanitys Purpose?

[Andromeda18_]

I don't tend to like topics/ideas like this because they are very self indulgent and in a way a little arrogant to assume that we have some mystical purpose here. There is no "meaning" to life or any purpose, people simply exist to exist, same as all life. There is no grand scheme or predefined fate designed by someone pulling the strings and controlling our every move.

I mean its not like a job, "ah your purpose is...an artist!". People simply exist to exist, no particular reason or purpose behind it. And if you really wanted to add some kind of meaning to life, then look at the traits that all life share. Survival and reproduction. If life had any particular "meaning" then that would be it.

We exist, and anything that you consider good or bad is simply abstract association created by society and attached to an action or happening. It's simply based on your perception which stems from your upbrinning and surroundings. So nothing any human or anything else does is inherintly good or evil, positive or negative, these are simply ideas that we attach to them based on our perception and society.

So this thing of "why do we exist if there is so much evil in the world" kind of idea doesn't really fly with me.

I think you live inside my mind, you have to! Now seriously, I do agree with you but I also think that most religious people can't think like this. If you believe in a higher being you will likely believe we're here for some reason, that we're special. Since I'm an atheist and I don't think I'm any better than my fellow mouse I believe I'm just like any other animal. I was born just like an animal is born and while that animal will live to eat, sleep, breed and then die I'll do something more but that's my business and it's no intended purpose. I also think that the ones who ask themselves too often what the purpose of life is will eventually become deeply depressed. :p