tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post116518331258449198..comments2023-09-12T09:17:19.865-07:00Comments on Socialist Humanism with a human face: The meaning of life.JDHURFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1166179438352455702006-12-15T02:43:00.000-08:002006-12-15T02:43:00.000-08:00anonymous: you’ve got the idea.sirrunrunshaw: than...anonymous: you’ve got the idea.<BR/><BR/>sirrunrunshaw: thank you very much!JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165874169408407822006-12-11T13:56:00.000-08:002006-12-11T13:56:00.000-08:00beautiful. thanks for sharing.beautiful. thanks for sharing.Andrew Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931564933723541871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165778915427235612006-12-10T11:28:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:28:00.000-08:00For me life is just "moving on"...for how long and...For me life is just "moving on"...for how long and how far .. i cant say,.... but just keep moving on.<BR/>Can't say what it all accounts for.. at the end of the day... you should be happy... thts what someone said to me... n thts what is correct but it is so difficult to keep with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165646135468320522006-12-08T22:35:00.000-08:002006-12-08T22:35:00.000-08:00Thank you for the clarification, no apology necess...Thank you for the clarification, no apology necessary. With a healthy number of the devoutly religious by simply dispassionately stating your opinion you are likely to offend, by no fault on your behalf. I have yet to take offense to a post and likely won’t. I very glad that you enjoy my blog!JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165536561855165112006-12-07T16:09:00.000-08:002006-12-07T16:09:00.000-08:00JDHURF wrote: "I’m not quite sure how to take your...JDHURF wrote: "I’m not quite sure how to take your response, I’m not sure if you’re being facetious in criticizing Fromm, or if you’re being facetious in criticizing the inept and stunningly vacuous religious solution to one of the oldest philosophical questions in existence."<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the confusing post, ... it would be the later ... of course ;-) ... however, I'd hoped (and still do) to not offend anyone!<BR/><BR/>I'm new to your blog, but find it to my liking!bpabbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047791198702983998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165474995787364982006-12-06T23:03:00.000-08:002006-12-06T23:03:00.000-08:00bpabbott,I’m not quite sure how to take your respo...bpabbott,<BR/>I’m not quite sure how to take your response, I’m not sure if you’re being facetious in criticizing Fromm, or if you’re being facetious in criticizing the inept and stunningly vacuous religious solution to one of the oldest philosophical questions in existence. <BR/>I went to your blog to see if I couldn’t clarify which position you would be more likely to take, and, well, I was still left unsure.<BR/>In which case I will simply thank you for stopping by and commenting.JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165457173613409132006-12-06T18:06:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:06:00.000-08:00Nice post! I got a laugh out of the Fromm quote“Ma...Nice post! I got a laugh out of the Fromm quote<BR/><BR/>“Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.” – Erich Fromm<BR/><BR/>am I alone in recognizing a commonly inferred solution ... "I'm so wonderfully important/miraculous that it can't be by chance that I exist, some supernatural being must have created, and is watching over, me!" ?bpabbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047791198702983998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165280882295008462006-12-04T17:08:00.000-08:002006-12-04T17:08:00.000-08:00I like the Campbell quote, certainly befitting. I...I like the Campbell quote, certainly befitting. It is true, that every individual is different and develops differing interests therefore rendering a different – albeit sometimes very similar – meaning of life as contrasted with others. As I said: “I would hardly expect two individuals’ specific interpretations of what the meaning of life is to be identical.” Let’s hope that those who choose the positive route become even more the norm. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and commenting.JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1165258220458364752006-12-04T10:50:00.000-08:002006-12-04T10:50:00.000-08:00It is, to me, the meaning of life to pursue these ...<I>It is, to me, the meaning of life to pursue these ends. The meaning of life is to not only survive and replicate, but to derive pleasure and happiness while doing so. It is to love life in its abundance, to seek and work towards creating and instilling more abundance and to share this love and experience with others.</I><BR/><BR/>Well said, JD<BR/><BR/>I have a Joseph Campbell quote on my blog, which says "Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning." <BR/><BR/>The meaning of life for individuals could be either good or bad, depending on one's environment and level of opportunity, education and social status. <BR/><BR/>Humans are born with different abilities and upbringings and they develop different interests and each person has the capacity to do something positive or negative with their lives which will either make society a better or a worse place in which to live. We can choose which it will be...most humans,fortunately choose the positive route and do the best they can.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.com