God, Family, Love

Time has always existed.

There is no greater meaning, nor inherent meaning, nor purpose.

Biologically, our purpose is to create more of ourselves - to procreate. We are, however, sentient creatures, not driven purely by instincts, so the meaning of life is what you make of it. To live life, so to speak.
Depressing? Not at all. You have no obligations, you cannot fail so long as you don't regret it. Time you enjoyed wasting was not a waste at all.

'God' is cop out - even if you believe in such things, it doesn't actually answer the question at all.

I could tell you how God is not a cop out, and actually does answer the question perfectly, but It would turn into a religious argument way too quickly which isn't allowed on the forums.

I have come to ask myself this question quite a lot in the past few weeks, and my answer to this question is, "there is no meaning to life", and this has sent me into MANY spirals of depression.

Back to topic, what is the meaning of life to you?

Not quite, there was no time before universe (according to current theory, the Big Bang created the time/space continuum), there will be no time after the universe dies. The universe is just a brief flash of existence in timeless non-existence. Like life.

So, it's meaning doesn't metter, just make most of the existence you have. Without making other people's existence unpleasant.

No need for the G-word with that philosophy

Even if we were given a definition of the meaning of life, our minds would most likely not be able to comprehend it. Thus everybody's heads would most likely simultaneously combust. :shocking:

You may have misunderstood, what I mean is that just saying "God" is so vague an answer that it may as well not be an answer at all. It could mean one of a million things, or nothing at all. I'm not saying people don't find meaning in religion - I may not believe in it, but where people find comfort and fact don't collide in many areas - just that "God" in this context has so many meanings it may as well have none at all.

The current scientific theories are not fact, therefore, they have not been proven yet.

That's not how it works.

The current scientific theories are not fact, therefore, they have not been proven yet.

Now, I could deeper than just "God," but doing so would get me banned from the forums, so I keep it simple. I believe that MY life's purpose is God, and I won't get into any more detail.

People approach "the meaning of life" too often with foregone conclusions. You kind of pick an answer, and then try to explain it so that the answer is true. This is what happens when you start with "there is no meaning" and this is what happens when you star with "the meaning is particular to my religion" in not so many words.

Instead I like to ask this: Why should life have a meaning in the first place? What about life makes you think it needs to have a meaning? In effect it's like asking you what is best in life.

And we ALL know the answer to that question.

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you... and to hear the lamentation of their women! Therefore if what is best in life is the reason for what is the meaning of life, then the meaning of life must surely also be to crush your enemies, see them driven before you... and to hear the lamentation of their women!