The Purpose of Life

[|iR|Focalor]

Oh shit, I almost forgot to add something...



































TROLL.

[fdrjk]

And it's growing at the rate of 6 posts per day.

heheh

Booyeah!

heheh

[Arm0r]

BTW, all you guys who keep posting that I'm a 'troll' are simply bumping up my hit count 

Thanks!!!

So the truth comes out, it's not about a topic at all, you just want your stupid thread to gain pages.   

[|iR|Focalor]

Quantity over quality. I love capitalism.

[Sgt. Dick]

My girlfriend has a rare(1% of all kidney stones / are denser than calcium, and too dense to be broken up by a lithotripsy... aka very bad shit) type of kidney stone disease which in severe cases, they pass stones during every single urination. It is not likely that she/we will be able to have a child. We've been planning our engagement this summer... So what am I, condemning myself to an ultimately purposeless life by marrying her? I think the fact that I am man enough to commit to a woman with this kind of disorder is life-defining / purposeful in itself.

If you two want kids, I will step in for haunted.  I got fixed a few years ago but I will give it my best shot or shots.
Just want you to know, I'm there for you man 

[Tubby]

My girlfriend has a rare(1% of all kidney stones / are denser than calcium, and too dense to be broken up by a lithotripsy... aka very bad shit) type of kidney stone disease which in severe cases, they pass stones during every single urination. It is not likely that she/we will be able to have a child. We've been planning our engagement this summer... So what am I, condemning myself to an ultimately purposeless life by marrying her? I think the fact that I am man enough to commit to a woman with this kind of disorder is life-defining / purposeful in itself.

Haunted, you're not committing yourself to a 'purposeless life' at all.

Yet again: Making more life is the ULTIMATE purpose of life, NOT the only purpose.

At least not for human beings, because humans have somehow evolved the ability to find purpose in other things as well. I already mentioned the example of a surgeon who saves the lives of many people during the course of his career - yet never has a child of his own.

But, on a biological level, both you and the surgeon will become genetically lost to life when you die.

All the best to you and your lady.

[Tubby]

Anyway, so what - in your opinion - caused an entire colony of bees to starve themselves to death when there was an abundance of food available???
Serious question - I'm curious!!

Their "survival" instinct. They cluster when it's cold and maintain a core temp of around 93 F (approx 35C).  Below 55-60F they freeze to death. Rather than break cluster and freeze - they starve. Contrary to some opinions, I see a lot of same behavior in humans....
QD

Wow! Sort of analogous to war: Instead of the defeated side breaking ranks and getting picked off one by one they stick together and wait for someone to drop a dirty great bomb on them all...

[yahoo]

So the truth comes out, it's not about a topic at all, you just want your stupid thread to gain pages.   

No its not all about that

Sorry if my previous posts have been unintelligebile. I am currently so wasted on alcohol that I can't remember what I posted anyway.

No problem.

[quadz]

But, on a biological level, both you and the surgeon will become genetically lost to life when you die.

That is generally not true at the individual level, as I'd described in some detail two posts ago.


 

[QwazyWabbit]

Nature predates life.

Is that nature pre-dates life or predates life, as in "my cat predates birds"? 

[quadz]

Is that nature pre-dates life or predates life, as in "my cat predates birds"? 

Ahh... very nice

Had intended the hyphen; but either seems to work!


 

[Tubby]

BTW, all you guys who keep posting that I'm a 'troll' are simply bumping up my hit count 

Thanks!!!

So the truth comes out, it's not about a topic at all, you just want your stupid thread to gain pages.   

That's absolutely correct. Well done!

[Tubby]

But, on a biological level, both you and the surgeon will become genetically lost to life when you die.

That is generally not true at the individual level, as I'd described in some detail two posts ago.

You might need to refresh my memory here Quadz.

What did you describe?

[quadz]

You might need to refresh my memory here Quadz.

http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=15633.msg160793#msg160793

[Tubby]

You might need to refresh my memory here Quadz.

http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=15633.msg160793#msg160793

Oh that. I thought we'd already discussed it and put it to bed.

Hehe jk 

Got to go back to work but be back in about 5 hours. gg. (I work split shifts - lame, huh?).