<p>hardwired into us since we were born. Survival instincts are honed after years of evolution.</p>
<p>I live in a nice neighborhood so survival is easy. Now the goal of procreation seems to be the only logical explanation of everything we do.</p>
<p>Get good grades>Good job>Good money> BIG house BIG Car> lotsa women</p>
<p>explains why people are so competitive, such as for valedictorian as it makes them the "alpha male". Also explains compassion. No act is selfless, as the satisfaction from doing good deeds is because you raised your attractive points. </p>
<p>Humans are just like our animals, and for all we know in terms of knowledge of the universe, we are programmed to continue the human race and to spread our seed, for whatever unknown reason.</p>
<p>The meaning of life is what you make it; there’s no objective answer to that question. </p>
<p>If you wanna subscribe to the nihilist philosophy that there’s no meaning, go for it, because objectively it’s true. However, life–as in the human experience–is not objective, so it’s not a very practical worldview.</p>
<p>^How do you explain women helping others out?</p>
<p>Sure if you wanna get down into the dirty technicalities, altruism is at some level “selfish.” But who cares? Altruism is altruism; it does help others, and it does do good for the world.</p>
<p>@misteranthony I don’t recommend living such a shallow life; I’d incorporate it, but also include all of the other wonderful experiences the world has to offer :)</p>
<p>I’m just using attraction as the explanation for all acts.</p>
<p>Women do it altruistic things to make them more attractive to the opposite gender. Goes along with makeup, plastic surgery, and everything else. To the eye beauty signals intelligence and health, ideal for breeding.</p>
<p>lol I was kinda hoping this would be more philosophy oriented where we would share ideas instead of focusing just the one.
Like you said Francis, life is what you make of it. Everything we do is to attract the opposite gender, so the goal in life might as well be reproduction. lol it’s not THAT shallow … @HarryJones: Idk I see it more like this:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1042850-i-truly-believe-everybodys-perspective-world.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1042850-i-truly-believe-everybodys-perspective-world.html</a>
The picture that was editted was supposed to show ppl in a bus with the same thought bubble of them believing they are superior to the rest of the people on the bus. Since most people believe they are more intelligent than others , they believe their viewpoint is correct. In terms of survival and reproduction, opposing beliefs jeopardize their self-worth and in instinct they argue back to regain their esteem. (Like what I’m doing …)</p>
<p>^Well be prepared to contest it. I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m just saying it’s too general, too sweeping. I want to say “incomplete,” but that’s not quite right.</p>
<p>Well, obviously I’m only 17 and so haven’t lived enough to know fully what I live for, but a few things I guess. French, poetry, the beauty of humanity, the beauty of the world. I guess. It sounds flowery because, again, I haven’t lived that long :P</p>
<p>To the OP: If procreation is the sole purpose of life, why isn’t education seen as negative, since it correlates strongly with a lower fertility rate?</p>
<p>@matt: In many ways. Better educated people tend to spend more time in their careers and less time raising families, for instance. This paper has some speculation:</p>