Wonderings 9

 

Proof of Life

As I mentioned earlier, understanding philosophy goes a long way to understanding WHO I AM...

The philosopher Descartes said: I THINK THEREFORE I AM

For many centuries this statement was all we needed to prove that the human race or human beings existed.

But what if your thinking is in the capacity of being a doubter, then you would doubt your own existence.

So, how can we prove our thinking is not being conducting in the capacity of a doubt, when most of our thinking revolves around playing the devil's advocate, which is doubting.

Now, we have a real dilemma.

Assuming, the human race exists, what is the point of LIFE?

That is to say, why are we even alive?

This ties with WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE AND WHO AM I?

So, we are alive and live approximately 80-100+ years nd then we die.  Some believe in reincarnation, therefore experience a second life.  But normally, we just DIE...  However, there is the belief that we continue existence in an afterlife, which has traditionally been described as HEAVEN.

But what is life like in Heaven...  we know it will not be overpopulated because not everyone is going.

Will we have a physical body in heaven?

Will we have a spirit shape in heaven?

If spirit, then that life will never be like the physical life we left behind...4

NOW...

here's an interesting question.

What's the point of living on earth 80-100+ years if we live as a spirit FOREVER in heaven?

This ties back into the question of PURPOSE.

SO...

part of our answer to purpose is predicated upon whether or not we believe in an afterlife and if in that afterlife, we live as a spirit.

Since we will not know the answer to our DEATH question, then trying to develop a purpose for life while on earth seems, on the surface, to be rather pointless. 

I still propose that one needs a purpose regardless of what happens after death, because purpose gives us motivation.  Without motivation, there is no reason to do anything.