Reason for living, part two.

[Hetzer]

We live in order to experience pleasure, and that's it.

Discuss.
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[thegubner]

But what about depressed people?

[owdamer]

Not much else you can add to that really. You are born, you live, then you die. You do your best to enjoy your time here, but are usually thwarted at every available opportunity by some fucker who's sole purpose in life is to make you miserable.

[Adam_P]

What about the things that aren't pleasurable though?

I mean, for every high, there's a low (to an extent).
As Guv says, depressed people, they're not experiencing pleasure. No one is all the time.

So, aren't we here just to live (exhist?), whatever happens to us?
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[SoND]

[LeeR]

[Ste]

There is no reason for existence, trying to find reason or explanation is pretty much the same as what religions do.

We live, there's nothing more to it than that. No reasons and no purpose.

[colin1]

[hellkat]

[tony532]

i live in order to drink alcohol everday and night of the week .
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[owdamer]

[NSR Mick]

[hellkat]

But everyone has a different idea of pleasure.

For some, pleasure would be happily married with two kids who they adore, and a home.

For some, it would be constantly changing sexual partners on an hourly basis.

For some, it would be the acquisition of money, property, cars or other consumables.

And for some it is the simpler things: a full moon, the sound of water running, a full belly, a glass of wine, or the adrenaline rush of bungee jumping or skydiving or indeed racing a fast bike.

We are all capable of pursuing the concepts of pleasure that we choose to amuse ourselves with. And many of us combine several of those things to our own specifications.

And those who say "But I am not/do not feel able to pursue that which I believe to be my personal pleasures" are therefore not pleasing themselves, but other people.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[D O G]

[Whosthedaddy]

[Hetzer]

[TheShaggyDA]

Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
balabalabala and Volare

Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying hokey-dokey, singalonga Smokey
Coming out of chokey


Oh, sorry - that's reasons to be cheerful, part three. Not reason for living part two.


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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

We live because we are alive and the alternatives death.

Death is an unknown and you might not be back here so you may as well make some use of the time. If not, top yourself and fuck off.
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[colin1]

[hellkat]

Fun in the bank


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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[colin1]

mind you i wdnt mind dieing with fun in the bank if i was passing it on to kids or something

but otherwise, its just a waste

however, id be reluctant to spend it on things i didnt think were worth the money

for this reason, suicidal people, are missing a trick. If they plan to kill themselves, they should take out a massive loan, and try all sorts of fun expensive stuff, and when the money is gone, if they have still want to kill themselves, at least they will have had some fun on the way.
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[byke95]

The question is floored

'Pleasure' is a construct, it doesn't really exists. It only has meaning when compared to other constructs i.e. unpleasurable.

The plot thickens. not only does it not exist but, as mentioned, what is 'pleasurable' is subjective. Some folk experience 'pleasure' from having their testicles stamped on. It's simply our interpretation of an event.

[colin1]

pleasure does exist

its our bodies way of rewarding us for things that are good for passing on our dna

very real biochemical stuff

we enjoy feeling powerful, we enjoy eating, sleeping and fucking

you could say that our perception of reality is a construct, but pleasure is a bit more physical than that
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[byke95]

[colin1]

no, pleasure is what we feel when our body rewards us

pleasure exists the same way that fear or pain exist
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