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Pope George Ringo II

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11. We go out in the world and take our chances.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 07:28 PM

Oct 2018

Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we’re here.
Roll the bones
Why does it happen?
Because it happens.
Roll the bones

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What is our purpose? [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2018 OP

I went to seminary... handmade34 Oct 2018 #1

The purpose of life is to survive and reproduce. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

Live, think, act rightly? Who TF gets to define Croney Oct 2018 #3

Our purpose in life is science.... LakeArenal Oct 2018 #4

From Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth..."The true or primary purpose of your life cannot be found c-rational Oct 2018 #5

Why do we assume there is a purpose? Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #6

I agree with you DavidDvorkin Oct 2018 #7

We go out in the world and take our chances. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2018 #11

The Biological Imperative: Eat And Screw. Iggo Oct 2018 #8

We are the most intelligent conscious species that we know of in the universe. Jim__ Oct 2018 #9

"To crush your enemies -- edhopper Oct 2018 #10

lul Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #13

No intrinsic purpose... uriel1972 Oct 2018 #12

Life's what you make it Lordquinton Oct 2018 #14

For me: Leave it better than you found it. NeoGreen Oct 2018 #15

Physically, it is to live and reproduce. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #16