I'm just wondering, are we here to live and to die?
The dictionary defines life as the physical existence of humans and other living organisms. Is that so? the absence of physical/material aspect, tantamount to say that it's not life at all, isn't it?
Are we living this life worthwhile?
I could agree how the dictionary tries to define life, but that's not the whole truth about life. I believe that aside from the physical side of it, there is also the spiritual side that we can't ignore all the time. Even though we wanted to avoid the issue and believe that after this existence, there's no life after this life.
Are we living our life with a purpose or just consuming it the way we wanted regardless how lavish, how useless, how shameful, how evil we are trying to be, and the saying live your life to the fullest means what in particular? Does it mean that there is no order to follow?
Guys, with all sincerity, I want to hear your counsel regarding this matter, not to offend anyone, your views will be highly regarded. All opinions are important to me, whether it affirms or disproves my own assessment.
Thank you!
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Hello Ann! This discussion emanated so many issues as personally I believe are intertwined to our purpose as living creature. Hahaha! I don't understand the quoted statement, anyway, thanks for dropping by here, appreciated. :)
ann said:
Hello there Chitra! Thanks for commenting here, sorry if I have noticed too late, busy schedules of real life. :) Happy to see you here btw.
I want to ask something about "rights", as you said we "can't move away from that path"...anyway, you can explain further your thoughts if you'll see this reply. :)
Chitra said:
Idealist believes all in this universe are just ideas but human spirit. Everything we know as reality just abstraction of our mind. Apparently this idea had brought Plato to the dilemma, he escaped it by rationalism, the idea that knowledge derives from reason without recourse to the sense.
You may wonder where is the God from this explanation. Alright, a French philosopher and mathematician proved that God exist and concluded that ideas arrived at through reason must be true in his writing based on rationalist doctrine, his name is Rene Descartes (1596-1650).
I am using phone so I can't answer directly to your statement. But, this reply is for you.
From what I know, scientists an philosophers are trying to find the truth by using methodology to get knowledge and sciences. Are those already represent the truth? My answer is not yet, it's still faraway from the ultimate truth. I have wrote about truth in my blog btw. That's why we keep searching.
Now I am talking as a Muslim. You may read there is a source of knowledge name God's words (kalamullah). This words has spoken only to the chosen people called Prophets. Our scripture called Al-Qur'an is the words from God to our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. That's why only Muhammad who can assure its validity. But, we are trusting him completely, that's why Muslims are called Mohammedan means the follower of Muhammad.
Based on this you may understand why we are crazily obsessed with our Prophet, He is the atomic bomb of peace to humanity (Dr. Adam Pearson).
Mishaikh said:
There is you get Arif, The source of knowledge of which I have been trying to point out through my discussion.
Qura'an is the only source of knowledge always been existing throughout the history of mankind one or the other form of the book and finally revealed to Our Prophet Muhammad (May peace and mercy Allah be upon him).
May I say, Qura'an speaks, of all scientific aspect, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Embryology, Geology, Oceanology etc. Read, it is free for all who have the interest to gain knowledge, besides all manly written books, which actually the offspring of this very source of Knowledge...........The Qura'an
Just Learner said:
behind each invent is a specific person. This person worked hard on something and discovered sth by his hard work and knowledge he learned or he just simply could have invented sth new. I just think knowledge has nothing to do with God. When you look back to the history, focus on ancient philosophers and the way they were thinking, maybe you will understand more... I m just not getting how God is responsible for inventions people came up with as this was only their work and that's why they are source of knowledge like I said...
"For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts."
Bill Gates or whoever have the knowledge (science or whatever it is received from a source of it if not whispered by God, which God does not need to.) I am not talking about it what I am talking about is there is, however, INITIATION of every knowledge, in the same way, there is a creator of everything, knowledge, wisdom, or whatever it is. It has not come into existence of its own.
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