The Philosophical Debate Thread

[Xurtio]

Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

the meaning of life is "the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death"

I disagree. That's just what life does, obeying the laws of physics. Meaning doesn't factor into it. Even the word "functional" has a lot of trace of humans forcing their concept of meaning onto events they observe.

[John Wilkes Booth]

Originally Posted by Xurtio

I disagree. That's just what life does, obeying the laws of physics. Meaning doesn't factor into it. Even the word "functional" has a lot of trace of humans forcing their concept of meaning onto events they observe.

mean·ing
ˈmēniNG/Submit
noun
1.
what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.

life
līf/Submit
noun
1.
the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

therefore, i win