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Meaning of Life and Origin of Creation.
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Me Myself
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The problem is that all of those are separate questions, and even if only adressing one it would be not a straigthforward response.
The origin of creation I subscribe to what hinduism teaches: creation, prserveation and destruction are infinite. They are cycles: the start , continue and are destroyed, endlessly. I don´t think one should look into a relgious book to find biological or cosmological answers to this kind of questions though. I think for the general populace science is probably far more reliable. At least, it tends to explain it more "clearly" and "reliably" than any religion IMHO.
About the "meaning of life" I think that is a silly question.
Which meaning is not of life?
The origin of creation I subscribe to what hinduism teaches: creation, prserveation and destruction are infinite. They are cycles: the start , continue and are destroyed, endlessly. I don´t think one should look into a relgious book to find biological or cosmological answers to this kind of questions though. I think for the general populace science is probably far more reliable. At least, it tends to explain it more "clearly" and "reliably" than any religion IMHO.
About the "meaning of life" I think that is a silly question.
Which meaning is not of life?
Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
the bible presents a clear explanation for the creation of life and its meaning:
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth"
How did he create the heaven and earth?
Isaiah 40:26 “Raise YOUR eyes high up and see. Who has created these things? It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even by number, all of whom he calls even by name. Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one [of them] is missing.
Why did he create a physical universe?
Colossians 1:16 '...All [other] things have been created through him and for him.
Who have all these things been created for?
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation
Who is the firstborn of all creation?
Matthew 14:33 Then those in the boat did obeisance to him (Jesus) saying: “You are really God’s Son.
Why did God create all things for his Son?
John 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand
Matthew 7:11 Therefore, if YOU, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to YOUR children, how much more so will YOUR Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?
The bible answers all questions.
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth"
How did he create the heaven and earth?
Isaiah 40:26 “Raise YOUR eyes high up and see. Who has created these things? It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even by number, all of whom he calls even by name. Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one [of them] is missing.
Why did he create a physical universe?
Colossians 1:16 '...All [other] things have been created through him and for him.
Who have all these things been created for?
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation
Who is the firstborn of all creation?
Matthew 14:33 Then those in the boat did obeisance to him (Jesus) saying: “You are really God’s Son.
Why did God create all things for his Son?
John 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand
Matthew 7:11 Therefore, if YOU, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to YOUR children, how much more so will YOUR Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?
The bible answers all questions.
When I say what is the meaning of life, I mean are we created for a purpose? Does someone created humans and other creatures? Is life only until death and nothing else? Or we just evolve as the theory of evolution teaches.
Me Myself
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I believe in evolution. We were created for everything that we do. If we were created for something different than what we are doing then he who created us clearly made us flawed (which I don´t believe)
We were created to be.
sweetie
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Life is not to live in order to eat but to eat in order to live. It`s being able to survive the harshness of reality and still try to find to time to love and enjoy in his possession his family, parents, friends and community. Most of all life is loving his job even if he does not love his boss.
The origin of creation is when you assembly a non-living thing back to life!
The origin of creation is when you assembly a non-living thing back to life!
Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
with regard to mankind, the scriptures tell us that we were created and that do have a purpose.
Genesis 1:26 And God went on to say: Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness,... 27 And God proceeded to create the man in his image, in Gods image he created him; male and female he created them
Genesis 2:8 Further, Jehovah God planted a garden in E′den, toward the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed
Genesis 28 Further, God blessed them and God said to them: Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it,
It would appear that God gave the first couple a garden, while the rest of the earth was uncultivated...so to subdue the rest of the earth, they would need to multiply and work to cultivate and maintain the entire earth. So our purpose is to do the work assigned to us... we are earths caretakers. That is our purpose.
I would like to thanks all the answers given to my question even though how diverse they were. In relation to my question, since the universe is part of these, anybody could give an answer why is there a limitless space? I personally believe that the universe has no limit otherwise if we say there is a limit then there still something behind it.
Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
i dont believe there is limitless space. Sure, it is very large, but the big bang theory would indicate that at one time the universe did not even exist...if thats the case, then there is certainly something beyond the universe
my personal view is that beyond the physical universe is the spirit world....the heavens.
Agnostic75
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garrydons said:
How could the writers of any religious books know how the earth got here? None of them were eyewitnesses, and if a God exists, there is not any credible evidence that he personally had some verbal conversations with some religious writers.
As far as religions go, I believe that deism, or something similar, is the most logical choice. As appealing as having lots of answers is, that is not a good enough reason for religious writers to make up stories based upon guesses and speculations. I believe that the best approach is to love your neighbor, enjoy life, and hope that you will have a comfortable eternal life.
Good afternoon Agnostic75, How could we love our neighbor? what is our basis for this love? How can we truly enjoy life? and more so how can we get that eternal life? Where do we get the teachings to have all these, considering that there are lots of various teachings available. With whom shall we believe?
Looncall
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Why should we pay any attention to writings from the ages of humanity's ignorance?
Looncall
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How about figuring it out for ourselves? Why limit ourselves to ancient superstitions?
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Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
they couldnt have been too ignorant
they gave us the wheel, language, writing systems, mathematics, astronomy, yearly calanders, agriculture, musical instraments such as harps & flutes, soaps, candles, weaving and loom machines, potter...
they invented agriculture in deserts, found water deep below the earths crust and dug wells by hand to draw it up...they domesticated animals and birds
you seriously want to call them 'ignorant' ???
Looncall
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Why would we not? We are all here together on a tiny speck of planet in a pitiless universe. The castaways in a life boat are more likely to survive if they look after one another. No bogy-man in the sky is required.
Looncall
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they couldnt have been too ignorant
they gave us the wheel, language, writing systems, mathematics, astronomy, yearly calanders, agriculture, musical instraments such as harps & flutes, soaps, candles, weaving and loom machines, potter...
they invented agriculture in deserts, found water deep below the earths crust and dug wells by hand to draw it up...they domesticated animals and birds
you seriously want to call them 'ignorant' ???
In terms of things like cosmology and the rest of modern science, yes indeed. They lacked the means to obtain such knowledge.