Why do we exist?

[Prezelly]

I exist because of a big set of coincidences. Lucky me right?

[Jatteslakt]

And there is a reason for why we exist because...?

[Zoscua]

We're an accident of chemistry. We have no purpose beyond that which we give ourselves.

[The Cobalt Sky]

I don't know about you, but I exist because one day my dad went up to my mom and was like "Hey, I'd like to create a tinier version of myself," and she was like "Sounds dope, I can handle him for the first nine months," and then when I arrived my dad named me Mini Me.

[Risottia]

How do you think we "exist"? Do we simply perceive it?

We exist because we can be measured.

[United States Kingdom]

We exist because of evolution.
A god can't exist if many world wars happen and other crimes against humanity.

[Benuty]

We exist because of evolution.
A god can't exist if many world wars happen and other crimes against humanity.

A poor argument given the fact Morgan Freeman is clearly existing.

[Luziyca]

Because of sheer luck and circumstances beyond our control.

[Yorkvale]

We exist because of evolution.
A god can't exist if many world wars happen and other crimes against humanity.

I don't believe in God, but don't go ahead now and tell me this was a masterful post in deservance of applause. That argument is used to death, and he didn't even say it well he just gave 2 lines on it.

Can't disprove him, can't prove him, nor do I really care to.

Just live life, and if you're going to be an atheist don't be a prick about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRAlV5iOrM

Sound advice ^

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Our existence is meaningless and absurd. Even attempting to answer this question is absurd, and will always end in failure.

That said: We should continue to search and strive to live and continue and create meaning, however ridiculous and coincidental this universe may be.

See my signature. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

[Non Conformists]

And there is a reason for why we exist because...?

Because, because, because, beecaauuuse!
Because of the wonderful things He does.

[Non Conformists]

We exist because we can be measured.

40 - 25 - 35
Oh yeah!

[Wilkshire]

To paraphrase Basil Fawlty - "It beats me but we're stuck with it, I suppose..."

[Herrebrugh]

I like to think we won the cosmic lottery.

Our existence is meaningless and absurd. Even attempting to answer this question is absurd, and will always end in failure.

That said: We should continue to search and strive to live and continue and create meaning, however ridiculous and coincidental this universe may be.

See my signature. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Absolutely agreed.

I don't believe in God, but don't go ahead now and tell me this was a masterful post in deservance of applause. That argument is used to death, and he didn't even say it well he just gave 2 lines on it.

Can't disprove him, can't prove him, nor do I really care to.

Just live life, and if you're going to be an atheist don't be a prick about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRAlV5iOrM

Sound advice ^

It's a sound argument when used against the "loving" god some Christians point to (and there are plenty of god-concepts that can be logically disproven). When used against the existence of any god, not so much, though. I don't particularly see how arguing against the concept of a god is "being a prick about it", by the way.

[Kilobugya]

There is no "why" in that, in the sense that there is no planned purpose for us.

There is a "how", we exist because the law of physics made stars burn hydrogen into heavier elements, the heavier elements form rocky planets, the laws of chemistry made a molecule able to replicate itself in at least one of those planets, the replicators made imperfect copies of themselves and those that were better at duplicating them mathematically happened to be more numerous in the next generations, kcking off evolution. Then evolution stumbled into more and more complex mechanisms to reproduce the molecules (the DNA), until it started developing information processing devices to better cope with a complex outside environment, until that information processing device (the brain) became so complicated and general-purpose that it was able to model the world including itself, creating self-awareness.

But there is no purpose of that - the purpose is something we, with the planning and goal-seeking ability of our brains, create. And while we are influenced by the blind and mindless forces that gave birth to us (many of our desires, behaviors, ... are the tricks evolution stumbled upon to maximize the number of copies of our genes), we have an ability to partially abstract and break free from them, and to create our own purpose.

What this purpose should be ? Well, it's open to discussion, and there probably shouldn't be a single one. But maximizing the fulfillment of human values and human happiness, spreading the beauty and awesomeness of self-aware life to other stars, understanding the laws of nature, getting rid of diseases, old age and death, finding ways for humans to cooperate instead of killing each others, ... are among the ones I believe we should thrive for.

[Veceria]

I'm disappointed that this thread isn't just a thousand replies of "Why not?" ...

[Planeia]

We just fucking do. There's no point in getting philosophical or religious or any of that bullshit. Deal with it.

[CTALNH]

We exist because of evolution.
A god can't exist if many world wars happen and other crimes against humanity.

I think a god can still exist despite the actions of humans.

If an Abrahamic god exists his an asshole.

[Qamsar]

Why do we exist?

Because to enjoy a hot, sizzling sex life and good wine IMHO

[CTALNH]

Why do we exist?

Because to enjoy a hot, sizzling sex life and good wine IMHO

We wish...

[Benuty]

I think a god can still exist despite the actions of humans.

If an Abrahamic god exists his an asshole.

Which one?

You have so many interpretations of the Abrahamic God it isn't even simple to generalize them (nor should it be).

[Alvecia]

I see why? in the title but how? in the body of text.

Why? doesn't really have a good answer because the question itself is based on the flawed premise that existence requires a purpose.

How? mechanically is rather easily explained by the bio-chemical sciences.

How? with regards to perception is a harder one. I'm not too sure.
I do agree with a lot of neurologists that conciousness is a product of the brain, based on the rather simple fact that damage to the brain also damages the "conciousness" or on perception, which is consistent with what you would expect if it were the by-product of a mechanical process.

[New Werpland]

Our existence is meaningless and absurd. Even attempting to answer this question is absurd, and will always end in failure.

That said: We should continue to search and strive to live and continue and create meaning, however ridiculous and coincidental this universe may be.

See my signature. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

No, you can't create meaning out of nothing, it's meaningless. The only thing that can result out of nothing is nihilism.

[Omega America II]

We exist because God made us exist. A purpose for God to make us is to contribute to society, to make something I guess you could say. I'm not God, so I can't say why we exist.

[Washington Resistance Army]

We exist because God made us exist. A purpose for God to make us is to contribute to society, to make something I guess you could say. I'm not God, so I can't say why we exist.

That's odd, because my parents made me.