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No. To me there is no meaning regarding being human. Just like all animals, we're born, we live some, and then we die. Of course people have aspirations in life such as travelling, getting married, having kids, running a business, etc, and they work to achieve them, but there is no "purpose" or "meaning" about being born a human. At least not any more than being born any other animal.
To talk about the meaning of being human I think you have to get a bit religious.
The difference between Man and the beasts, is that Man is a rational being with free will. This is what “made in the image of God” means according to Aquinas / Damascene.
The meaning, or purpose of Man’s life is Happiness, which can ultimately only be found in intellectual union with the Infinite (God), also according to Aquinas etc.
To talk about the meaning of being human I think you have to get a bit religious.
The difference between Man and the beasts, is that Man is a rational being with free will. This is what “made in the image of God” means according to Aquinas / Damascene.
The meaning, or purpose of Man’s life is Happiness, which can ultimately only be found in intellectual union with the Infinite (God), also according to Aquinas etc.
Who the hell are Aquinas and Damascene? Who the hell are those people?
If you read Hebrew, or Greek as second best, clearly animals and humans share the same breath of life, no difference in value.
Who the hell are those other freaks on the extreme western edge of the Eurasian landmass?
You do realize that the Indo-European root word for "religion" and "logic" is one and the same?
Religion is whatever you do to stay safe and healthy. Spirit is the air you breathe.
Now, Creator, Bing Banger, Nothingness, or whatever you want to call the source of energy that sustains the universe, may, or may not, determine, by conscious decision or by happenstance, to leave your breathing apparatus/consciousness in the cold ground where you evolved from or, maybe, lift you up into eternal consciousness in some fashion or other, like a message in somebody's mind (e.g. a child born to carry on).
Either way, do whatever you can to stay safe and healthy for as long as possible, because life and consciousness are a joyful experience, NOW, whatever the external circumstances.
hi, have you ever thought about the meaning to be a human being in this life?
the meaning of being a human being for me in this life is to be a good and faithful Christian and try to do that to the best of my ability every day till the day i die.
hi, have you ever thought about the meaning to be a human being in this life?
We are curious beings; curiosity has its own reason for existing.
& since this is the Philosophy forum, the answer is 42.
This is the only & absolute answer, it has always been the answer & always will be the answer. 42.
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