The meaning of life

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# paulystp - 2011-07-22 13:20
The answer to the meaning of life is that we are all in a trap.
the definition of trap in the dictionary is 1-Prevent (someone) from escaping from a place.
2- to wake up or find yourself somewhere with no exit.
3-A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals,by allowing entry but not exit
4-An unpleasant situation from which there is no escape.
The evidence was right before our eyes we just thought it was something greater than it really is.
But this answer[we are in a trap] has now brought us to bigger questions who created the trap and why?
Can we be rescued? can we find our own way out?
# Lunatic - 2011-09-18 02:29
To suggest this is a trapsuggests there is somthing else out there, also implies that this other place is by comparison better then where we are, I have no choice but disagree, I feel that Life is what you make it, nothing more nothing less.
# kuuuuy - 2011-09-19 08:36
life is what you make it[ i live life to the fullest] the part that i dont like is the death part. planet earth is death row for everyone,we might not be in prison but we are all dead men walking. that is why i call it a trap because there is no way out. the death sentance will be delivered to everyone. surely there is an escape thought in you even though it might not be a realistic thought.its built in to the human being to survive yet we live in a trap
# Jellysickle - 2011-09-25 19:49
42 Nuff' said
# JJMANNIE - 2011-10-06 05:28
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# colorandcontrast - 2011-10-13 13:18
We're trapped in so many ways - by our relationships with people, by our mechanical and chemical makeup, by our birth and our death, etc. We were born into an empty cage. But we're here and we can't get out and it's a fairly big cage, so let's party?
# SEEN THE VIEW - 2011-11-09 08:18
you are correct. I also believe it is a sort of trap. but there is a path I suppose.
I have seen in Buddhism there is a path to go out of the trap. In Buddhism, it is also shown same like a trap (not direct words, but tally with your idea). So, the path is shown by Lord Buddha and it is our duty to follow and seek.
# crisplam - 2011-11-13 20:21
I want to recommend a good book on the meaning of life and the reasons why humans are not happy: The Human Race by Ana V. Duke

You can read excerpts at www.anaduke.com or buy it at: http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-human-race/18653583

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