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UnexampledSalt t1_iu4j7va wrote

Reply to comment by tximinoman in Getting horny is your bodies way of reminding you what you're really here for. by Meshd

So why else are we here?

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TheDebatingOne t1_iu4p5b9 wrote

We aren't here for anything, you need to figure out for yourself why you are here. I don't think there are a lot of people whose only purpose in life is to reproduce, if it was the case why don't they kill themselves when they become infertile? You can find joy in life from other things, like your friends, family, goals, achievements, etc.

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Fthewigg t1_iu4r4kv wrote

Cool, so why are you here? To find joy? Is that why your parents conceived and raised you and you voluntarily continue to live?

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TheDebatingOne t1_iu4rttr wrote

My parents decisions are out of my control, especially their decision to conceive me.

I'm here to have fun, to love others, to be loved, to positively influence others around me, and the like

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Fthewigg t1_iu4sego wrote

This is a very profound topic, so please forgive my argumentative response. Your first sentence kinda aligns with the topic of this thread. We never choose to be here. We only make the best of what we got (or not).

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TheDebatingOne t1_iu4sq0y wrote

Oh I agree, I just think that saying that reproduction is "what you're really here for" is kinda sad, you're more than a baby making machine

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Fthewigg t1_iu4tnur wrote

Sometimes we’re too smart for our own good.

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JCPRuckus t1_iu5ilk7 wrote

>Oh I agree, I just think that saying that reproduction is "what you're really here for" is kinda sad, you're more than a baby making machine

Yes, you are more than a baby making machine, but all of that other potential only exists because it made your ancestors better baby making machines. You can choose to fail at your purpose in pursuit of something else, but that doesn't change that your purpose was to be a baby making machine.

Acknowledging reality isn't sad, and that's the reality.

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Samuel7899 t1_iu4owc4 wrote

For life to persist as a single, large, complex organism.

That requires a lot more than just reproduction.

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