http://forums.thinkarete.com/users/36/posts en-us 60 <p>This mission in life &#8211; does it come from outside &#8211; as in some one or some thing ordains you with this &#8216;destiny&#8217; or is it something that you choose for yourself? Personally I am not comfortable with the idea that there is a great director/gardener of life so I find it hard to come to grips with having a mission in life.</p> <p>Do you think my skepticism is a result of my world view, or is it because I dont understand the mission in life concept?</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:16:14 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:107:712 Ivor http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/107 <p>Hi.</p> <p>I am coming in here way out of my league :)</p> <p>From what I understand from Brian&#8217;s distillation of Nietzche&#8217;s thoughts, I think what Nietzhe was trying to say is this:</p> <p>Man, and probably more accurately, society, has needed a god to show right from wrong. In Nietzche&#8217;s context (as westerner) that would be the christian god. The &#8220;Uberman&#8221; has risen above the need to be told what is right and wrong &#8211; trading an external locus of control for an internal locus of control? &#8211; and as such has no more need for a god. Hence, god is dead. There is no need for god in the same way that the telegraph is dead. They are both constructs which outlived their usefullness &#8211; the telegraph machine rendered useless by the telephone and god rendered useless through a responsible humanistic world view.</p> <p>Something else I would like to bring up.</p> <p>James, you reference to the &#8220;fortunate fall&#8221;. That whole argument seems a bit like someone cutting you with a knife and then wanting to sell you a bandage for the wound.</p> <p>If I am off the mark or out of line, please forgive me.</p> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:20:57 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:36:611 Ivor http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/36