Pilnmēness nogurdinātie - I'll never say the word again

From: brookings Date: 11. Oktobris 2010 - 10:40 (Link)

Me again: Well it is a point as in a point of view. But is the purpose (point) to have a point of view? Is there any purpose to thinking about this?

I should really be getting on with some work.

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From: begemots Date: 11. Oktobris 2010 - 12:30 (Link)

Devoting thought to having no [predefined?] point or purpose seems a mildly reoccuring thing in your posts and comments every now and then, if you don't mind me saying so. ;)

To me it is obvious (even if wrong) that there can be no possible external point or purpose of anything — only one that each of us invents and chooses, if he so requires.

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From: brookings Date: 11. Oktobris 2010 - 13:34 (Link)

Your first point is a fair point. The second point is a little lost on a middle-aged man with numerous dependents: (my purpose here is communication - I question the point/pirpose of what I am doing (for a living), but I am aware that overall it could be useful in a mildly organisational way, and it means there is food on the table, which I think is external to me to an extent (I'm refering to my dependents). Ah but.. No, nothing can be external to an extent, can it?)

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From: begemots Date: 11. Oktobris 2010 - 14:07 (Link)

Ah, but it all seems sort of worked out then?

Let us see, if I am wrong.

(1) You have assumed or decided to have a point or a purpose, perhaps, to care for your dependants.
(2) Insomuch as to fulfill that purpose, you have to provide the external extent of food.
(3) Insofar as you have different means of obtaining food, working for a living appears to be a viable option and you are therefore working.
(4) Which might not have any other purpose for you, but to fulfill the (2) and thus (1).
(5) Therefore, while the purpose of food on the table might be physically external to you in regard of its eaters [2], the purpose of providing that food and thus (more ultimately) the purpose of your actions is entirely and internally yours [1], I'd say.

P.S. No, nothing!

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From: brookings Date: 11. Oktobris 2010 - 14:27 (Link)

I like your working. I had got there in a more random manner (sort of emotional pinball-type logic gates), which explains the modest marks I got in mathematics I suppose.

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