What is the point to life?

[Jack Simth]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Think about this for a second. We are born with the knowledge that we are going to die,

Are you so certain of that? Do two-year-olds act like they know they are going to die? Do you remember knowing you were going to die when you were two? Or one? Or six weeks? If not, how are you certain people are born with the knoweledge, rather than aquiring it at some later date?

Originally posted by Atrocities:
so I ask you to consider why we are even given life in the first place. Doesn't it seem like a cruel thing to do, give something life with the knowledge that its life will ultimately mean nothing because it will die?

Interesting; you seem to be operating under an assumption: X Eventually dies -> X is ultimately meaningless. I don't recognize that transition as valid. Do you have support for it?

Originally posted by Atrocities:

Why live if you know that the end result is just going to be death. Its like playing this great video game even though you KNOW your going to loose. That in the end everything meant nothing because you can't take it with you.

What good are memories of good times, and bad, if life after death is nothingness where concience thought does not exsist?

Think about this, do you remember the time before you were born? If not, then how do you expect to remember the you were live after you have died?

How do you expect anything you haven't done/seen done before will come out the way you expect? You trust the accounts of others, or rely on your own reasoning. If there is an account you trust that says there is something beyond the grave, then you don't need to worry about nothingness following, and can reasonably expect to remember you were alive. If you don't have such a trusted source, well, stinks to be you.

Originally posted by Atrocities:

Our lives are meaningless in the end, and the journey there is made even more terrorfying because we know what will happen.

Just because something has ended does not mean that it was meaningless.

Likewise, how can you be so certain that there isn't anything after death?

Even if there isn't, why should a certainty be terrifying? There is no reason to be afraid of something that is totally certain; the fear will help you not one whit (pretty much by definition of that scenario). Fear is better saved for things you can do something about; if you can't, fearing it is quite pointless, and you efforts can be more enjoyably spent elsewhere.

Originally posted by Atrocities:
What is the purpose to life if death is the end result?

Death's a transition, not an end. The condition is not met, so the consequent is immaterial.

I'm in an odd mood today....