10-24-2003, 09:53 PM
Quote:Now then, in this context, Doc's words both seem to gain as well as lose some meaning. On the one hand, he is expressing purpose as an intensely personal experience which is extremely difficult or even impossible to relate with which I cannot argue; however, on the other, he seems to making the argument that there is a single purpose to be found with which I would strongly disagree unless he means by this that each must come to this existential realization.
Oooh clever. Somebody figured it out. Very wise or very foolish you must be. I salute you. Oh my, so terribly clever. I am honestly impressed. Makes this whole post worth while if just one person got it. :D
Quote:They guide contemplation. In my opinion, the ignorant bible-thumper is WRONG not to question his religion. How can one be considered firm in one's convictions if one has never considered the alternative. After such a contemplation, one's beliefs, whatever they may be, take on a meaning, and thereafter, the virtues expressed by one's belief system may say a great deal about the nature of one's will. The "meaning of one's life" only becomes real through consideration and CHOICE. If the world has no intrinsic meaning, then it is up to the choices that one makes to create a meaning.
Yeah... That's what I was trying to touch on in my above post. Only you said it much better. Thank you.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."