Re: Mind's Eye Re: Question of Purpose

Provided they actually have a choice- it is more likely to be imposed
upon the individual. This is an interesting thought to pursue, RP.

On Jan 23, 8:01 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There are many purposes in life and individuals choose the particular one
> suitable to their nature , relevant to their times.
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> On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:36:29 PM UTC+5:30, Gabby wrote:
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> > I would suggest to leave the dog owners with their sentiments just as much
> > as the god-given with their purpose. How about saying the purpose of life
> > and survival is to create meaning/make sense of it all? Or would that be a
> > too counter-argumentative, unspecified, unobjectifiable, unproductive,
> > circular, non-sensical approach?
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> > 2013/1/23 RP Singh <123...@gmail.com <javascript:>>
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> >> If survival were the purpose for an individual , morality and
> >> patriotism would make no sense.  In my opinion man is born without a
> >> god-given purpose , and it is society which builds , develops and
> >> inculcates a purpose in the individual. That would explain the
> >> self-sacrificing deeds of great valor exhibited by many people.
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> >> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 6:48 PM, rigs <rig...@gmail.com <javascript:>>
> >> wrote:
> >> > We do not always know what impact lives have upon one another but I
> >> > stand by my opinion that our primary purpose is to live/survive. As
> >> > you know, Jesus made use of sinners- Romans fell on their swords in
> >> > shame- early Christians earned sainthood- Islam distorts martyrdom as
> >> > a war tactic.
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> >> > On Jan 21, 10:25 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> " To live. " As everyone , saint and sinner , lives that makes life
> >> >> purposeless at least spiritually. If mere existing is the purpose then
> >> >> howsoever you live is important and there is no use for martyrdom.
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> >> >> On Monday, January 21, 2013 9:00:28 PM UTC+5:30, rigs wrote:
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> >> >> > To live. How do we know the condition of their souls? Death teaches
> >> >> > the rest of us that life is precious and brief.
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> >> >> > On Jan 21, 8:03 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > > What you are saying , Andrew , is the spiritual lesson we take from
> >> >> > > the experience of others , but what is the spiritual purpose for
> >> that
> >> >> > > child or for the old man ?
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> >> >> > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 7:11 PM, andrew vecsey <
> >> andrewvec...@gmail.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> > > > In suppose the spiritual purpose for the old man is to
> >> experience the
> >> >> > > > experience and to give the opportunity for others to react to
> >> this
> >> >> > > > experience. The spiritual purpose of the 1 year old is to
> >> experience a
> >> >> > very
> >> >> > > > short life. The purpose of any life is to experience, learn and
> >> teach.
> >> >> > From
> >> >> > > > the old man we can learn to be thankful of our own lives and
> >> learn how
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > > > live it right to try to avoid having a stroke. From the 1 year
> >> old we
> >> >> > cam
> >> >> > > > learn to be sympathetic and to ask questions that make us ponder
> >> about
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > > > purpose of it all.
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> >> >> > > > On Monday, January 21, 2013 1:31:34 PM UTC+1, RP Singh wrote:
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> >> >> > > >> An old man suffers a stroke and becomes a vegetable for the
> >> rest of
> >> >> > his
> >> >> > > >> life , a one year old child becomes sick and dies. What is the
> >> >> > purpose , the
> >> >> > > >> spiritual purpose for the old man or the child ?
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