The Meaning of Life: with Logic!

[Tsukuyomi]

I suppose one could argue that the meaning of life is advancing the species.

Reproduction? Advancing the Species.

Invention? Advancing the Species.

Creation of things like art and literature? Advancing the Species.

In theory we are constantly driven to expand and become superior to what is around us.

 

[alimarin]

The meaning of life is to either find or make that meaning.

I really don't know what to say to put that in broader detail.

 

[dibblywibbles]

the meaning of life is simple: pie. use your own logic to figure that one out, my job requires me to think you lucky bastard.

 

[Vern5]

You are not allowed to use any emotional or moral appeals or evidence. Use only logical reasons to prove that there is a point to living.

Logically you can't exclude anything when trying to prove a meaning of life. Logically we need emotions if the point to living is emotions.

I like this one because it broke my brain for a second.

Logically, we cannot find a meaning for life if we only use logic for it would be innately illogical to only depend on logic.

Anyway, I'm liking where this thread is going. Admittedly, I should have made it mandatory to make a logical argument as part of your posts but, either way, this is getting good.

The idea I want to move towards, however, is that the things that we humans (perhaps just Westerners for this example) place value upon in general society is the pursuit of love and happiness and wealth and all that fun stuff. But a lot of these "better" life pursuits are best experienced when approached from completely illogical angles. Taking risks. Pursuing romance. Drinking and smoking. All of these do improve our lives in a straightforward sense but they do heighten the experience.

What I'm trying to say is that the only truly great reasons for living happen to be illogical ideas or pursuits. Any thoughts?

 

[DEAD34345]

Logically, there's no meaning in anything. Things just happen, and they happen because of what's happened before them. There is no logical "meaning" of life. We're arguably designed (insofar as that word can be used when talking about evolution) in order to reproduce and make more of ourselves. There's no real purpose to that either though, it just happens due to the laws of evolution (which is more likely to survive: something that constantly produces more of itself or something that does not?).

Of course even with all that said, the real meaning of life is 42 (just 'cause).

 

[Griffolion]

Does it need one? Just love each other! :3

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Well, I can think of a few ways to do this.

ATTEMPT 1
If you're not alive, you're dead.
Nobody knows what death is like.
Death could be worse then life.
Death should be avoided as long as possible, by being alive.
The point of life is not being dead.

ATTEMPT 2 (this is probably the better one)
Actually...This isn't going to work. I was going to go with the whole "forward the species" argument, but that just boils down to helping other people achieve things you'll never see. (see attempt #1) So there's really nothing logical about that, at least not to the individual.

So yeah. I'm sticking with attempt 1.

It's better then being dead. (For all you know)

 

[BoredDragon]

...
Of course even with all that said, the real meaning of life is 42 (just 'cause).

dammit, ninja'd