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What is the Purpose of Existence?

What is the Purpose of Existence?. Implied Questions What does one know is true? What does it mean to exist? Do humans have free will? Does God exist?. What Does One Know is True?. No Eternal Truth Four Ways to Determine Validity Necessary Truth Contingent Truth A Priori Truth

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What is the Purpose of Existence?

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  1. What is the Purpose of Existence? • Implied Questions • What does one know is true? • What does it mean to exist? • Do humans have free will? • Does God exist? Purpose of Existence

  2. What Does One Know is True? • No Eternal Truth • Four Ways to Determine Validity • Necessary Truth • Contingent Truth • A Priori Truth • A Posteriori Truth Purpose of Existence

  3. What Does it Mean to Exist? • Matter and Form • Physical and Mental (Nonphysical) • Materialism (Only Physical Exists) • Contemporary Science • Atoms, molecules, and cells • Prove nonphysical exists Purpose of Existence

  4. Do Humans Have Free Will? • Atomists • Atoms underlie reality • Atoms governed by physical law • Atoms compose human body • Misconception • Absolute free will • Physical laws completely control atoms Purpose of Existence

  5. Does God Exist? • A Priori Truth • Nonexistence always precedes existence • Big Bang Theory (Universe Created) • A Priori Truth • Created requires creator • Religions’ Biased Male Influence • Re-Conceptualizing God’s Will Purpose of Existence

  6. Examining Human History • Unique Reasoning Ability • Superior Species • Oppression of Inferior • Develop Technology • Offset Past Oppression Purpose of Existence

  7. Unique Reasoning Ability • Darwin’s Support • Primitive Reasoning Ability • Lust to Know More • Lust Became Greed • Greed Grew Selfishness Purpose of Existence

  8. Superior Species • Creating Weapons, Fire, and Clothing • Increased Survival in Groups • Increased Fearlessness • Developed Arrogance • Superiority Spread Within Species • Ignorantly cause human suffering Purpose of Existence

  9. Oppression of Inferior • Use of Religion • Women • Slaves • Indigenous People • Colonization • Bad karma from injustice Purpose of Existence

  10. Develop Technology • Increase Communication • Increase Knowledge • Increase Productivity • Defy Law of Nature • Not only the strong survive • Disease, famine, and poverty Purpose of Existence

  11. Offset Oppression • Reasoning Ability Evolved • Developed Morals and Values • Good/bad and wrong/right • Feminist Movement • African American President • Symbol of justice and equality Purpose of Existence

  12. Philosophy of Human Destiny • Be Endowed with Primitive Reasoning • Shape Human Superiority • Oppress the Other (Bad Karma) • Ignorantly Sire Human Suffering • Remedy Suffering with Technology Purpose of Existence

  13. Human Destiny (Cont’d.) • Defy Law of Nature • Fulfill Reasoning Capabilities • Adapt Morals and Values • Offset Oppression of Other (Good Karma) • Unravel Virtuous Existence Purpose of Existence

  14. Reference • Moore, B. N. & Bruder, K. (2008). Philosophy: The power of ideas (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Purpose of Existence

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