Jacktari 10 #13 Posted February 18, 2017 “To be is to do”—Socrates. “To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre. “Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra. Sorry, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andbreathe 10 #14 Posted February 18, 2017 I'm wondering if Donald Trump would be a prime example. Or maybe he just likes to feel important, and make lots of money, lol:hihi: He is important and he is and has made a lot of money..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
smithy266 21 #15 Posted February 18, 2017 “To be is to do”—Socrates. “To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre. “Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra. Sorry, Superb! Best yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cyclone 10 #16 Posted February 18, 2017 What do you think? I think that any attempt to answer a question that refers to all people as if there is a single answer is doomed to failure. Do you think that all people are the same? ---------- Post added 18-02-2017 at 16:19 ---------- He is important and he is and has made a lot of money..? If you take even a cursory look it's more than clear that he is a net destroyer of wealth, not a creator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jacktari 10 #17 Posted February 18, 2017 The fact is that all existence is purely within yourself. When you cease to exist, all existence ends. It cannot be disproven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Halibut 12 #18 Posted February 18, 2017 A much better question would be 'Do people like to have a role, to feel they are doing something useful?' to which the answer is a fairly obvious yes. That's my question, find your own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 14 #19 Posted February 21, 2017 Well what about this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
area 51 10 #20 Posted February 21, 2017 The fact is that all existence is purely within yourself. When you cease to exist, all existence ends. It cannot be disproven. Whoops,you are going to upset the religous on this forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw 93 #21 Posted February 21, 2017 The fact is that all existence is purely within yourself. When you cease to exist, all existence ends. It cannot be disproven. So? Alternative view: existence is independent of oneself. You're born, you die, and yet life goes on for everyone else. Cf Monty Python: "(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!)" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B 1,417 #22 Posted February 25, 2017 Do people feel the need to justify their own existence? Well I think that all depends who you are. Certainly if you're old you begin to feel that you have to justify your existence, and that's getting worse with all the pensioner bashing that's going on right now. And I think there must be other groups who feel it, like the unemployed and the disabled, possibly some immigrants, etc. Basically, I think if you've been persecuted, villified, blamed, bullied or picked on, you're going to feel it to some extent. I think you need a pretty thick skin to survive these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...