lemonworld Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 This idea has taken deep root in my mind and it's all I think about lately. If my purpose on the planet is to reproduce, and no woman would ever want to mate with me, then my life is worthless and I shouldn't be alive. Not that I see myself taking my own life anytime soon, but it's a very bleak prospect. How can you build a life when there's nothing to live for? I'm sorry, there's nobody in the real world i can turn to.
Tayla Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 No offense but many folks have done amazing things WITHOUT making their SOLE purpose in life to reproduce. SOME actually became Great Leaders and chose not to have heirs. Mother Theresa chose to work in missionaries (rather a humanitarian person in my book). So Based on your theory, Sister Theresa and Joan of Arc and Many well known Scientist and Doctors shouldnt exist because they didnt Reproduce? Ohh gosh...
Nohbody Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Life doesn't really have a purpose. The whole biological engine is geared to make little mutant babies - but the human being can choose to make whatever they want. If you are feeling suicidal, I'd suggest calling a hotline.
Duckduckgoose Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 You are not here just to find a woman and pass on your genes. Life only seems pointless when you let it be. Some people think they are only fulfilled if they have a family, but when they get there they realize they are still "lacking". Some people think they are only "fulfilled" if they have a nice car, good job, lotsa money, etc. But when they get there they realize they are still "lacking". My life? I will enjoy it while I am living it. I didn't ask to be born but I make the most of what I got.
hungry70 Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Evolutionary Psychology is not the way I choose to view life. I'll admit, though, that during a break-up my search for understanding and meaning leads me to these views sometimes. I found it a cold doctrine that didn't accurately reflect what it feels like to be alive. There's more to human existence than this reductionist over-simplification. Sorry if this seems harsh - I was just thinking I wish I hadn't spent so much time walking down this avenue of thought. I hope you get past it. It's no good thinking we're just machines for our genes.
thelovingkind Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Well, I'm gay, so if I can find a way not to get tangled up over this issue then so can you! What a depressing way of looking at life, to think that we're here just to create more people who are here. In practice it means the meaning of life gets passed from one generation to another for eternity without ever being unpacked and explored in the present. In my view every life is precious and meaningful in its own right, and if it happens to reproduce then that's a nice bonus, but not its sole reason for being.
radiodarcy Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 i can honestly say as a woman i have no desire to produce. i'm not a cold person but i just don't have the patience or motivation to raise a child. this may sound selfish to some. but i would think it would be even more selfish for me to have a child simply because that's what i was "biologically supposed to do". there are other ways i can gain fulfillment in my life - - friends and family for one. my pets are a constant source of enjoyment. i love to read and am always learning new things. i would hate to think that my worth as a human being is determined by my ability to procreate.
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