Bump theSkeptic. Wrong question?

[Maguru]

(I enjoyed your post and hope you don't mind me pinching your statement.)

Originally Posted by theskeptic

A god is a neat explanation for questions like "why are we here?" I simply believe that I do not know the answers to such ultimate questions.

This statement reminded of one of "The Bleep's scientists" using the analogy 'of asking the inapproproate question' of 'the marital status of a no.5?'
I thought just maybe we are asking the wrong question of 'why are we here'? From a non-spiritual point of view, is it possible that we are asking the wrong question? regards

[TheSceptic]

I'm glad you enjoyed it

What is your own opinion about that?

Personally, I believe that there is no "wrong" question to ask. Yet it may be unproductive to expect to find an answer to certain questions. I believe that I am here because my parents got together some day, and in a deeper sense because human life evolved here on earth, and in an even deeper sense because of the big bang. But there it stops, there simply is no more information or knowledge about why the big bang happened, why everything exists, and why the universe is structured the way it is. So I doubt that any human will ever truly know the ultimate "why".

And perhaps that makes "why are we here" in a sense the wrong question to ask, because you most likely will never find an answer. The scope of the question simply is way too big to answer. And better yet, you don't NEED to find an answer to that question to lead a happy and fullfilling life. You just need to focus on the scope that is relevant to you, and find some goals and things to work on in your own human life.

[Maguru]

Originally Posted by TheSceptic

I'm glad you enjoyed it

What is your own opinion about that?

I think I posted on that thread. I'll have to check.

Personally, I believe that there is no "wrong" question to ask.

I was meaning the wrong question to acheive discovering the ultimate truth as opposed to asking a question that can only come up with a spiritual answer or none."

Yet it may be unproductive to expect to find an answer to certain questions. I believe that I am here because my parents got together some day, and in a deeper sense because human life evolved here on earth, and in an even deeper sense because of the big bang. But there it stops, there simply is no more information or knowledge about why the big bang happened, why everything exists, and why the universe is structured the way it is. So I doubt that any human will ever truly know the ultimate "why".

Exactly!

And perhaps that makes "why are we here" in a sense the wrong question to ask, because you most likely will never find an answer. The scope of the question simply is way too big to answer.

Not until we die and then?

And better yet, you don't NEED to find an answer to that question to lead a happy and fullfilling life. You just need to focus on the scope that is relevant to you, and find some goals and things to work on in your own human life.

Now here is where I think we can go further than just accepting life as is. There is a possible ultimate truth and clearly, asking "why are we here?" is
creating conflicting, and confusing, belief systems and maybe this is one of the 'patterns' you referred to? regards