much of the question of finding meaning in life, comes
from finding “salvation”…we can see this in much, if not all,
of religious thought… even the Buddha felt that salvation was found
in the ending of reincarnation of existence… being reborn over and over and
over again… salvation was found in ending this rebirth process…
and many hold that “salvation” was found in some mystical rebirth with
god… becoming one with god…in fact, I would say, if you ask
100 people how they would find salvation, you would get 112 different
answers…
so some would say that salvation comes from being in “heaven” and
staring and being in contemplation of god… (for me personally, I find
that a fate worse then death… contemplating god forever, ouch… I would
rather spend my time in hell then that fate)
so much of human existence is this search for salvation…
might I offer up this point… what if the meaning of existence isn’t
this search for salvation… what if this search for salvation is really
just a red herring designed to distract us from what is really important…
much of the question of finding meaning in life, comes
from finding “salvation”
I could be way off base here, but that sounds like a very Abrahamic-religion centric view. Christians idea of meaning leans heavily on that, Muslims as well, I’m less certain about Jews. What makes you think that’s a general trend in humans search for meaning, rather than a central point specific to your own culture?
If you define it too broadly, it’s trivial. When I start up my Nintendo, I seek salvation from boredom. When I eat food, I seek salvation from starvation. When I have a wank, I seek salvation from blue balls.
Does your statement about meaning being linked to salvation remain a notable observation when “salvation” is so broadly defined? Everything is linked to salvation in that case.
K: kinda my point… salvation is broadly defined… I do not know what the
word, “wank” means but given its connection to “salvation from blue balls” I can guess
how it is being defined… the same goes for salvation… we try to understand it
from its usage… but to be saved, means to be saved from what? and to be saved,
means why do we need to be saved? context is everything… your answers are correct,
you are eating food to seek salvation from starvation, but must salvation have such
a low common point…we eat to be saved from starvation?
I would hope that salvation has a “higher” purpose… does it?
you tell me?