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Purpose of life.

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Sebbacus:
Hello..... I'm Seb, as Pepsi mentioned the forums have been very dry today. I felt like posting something but I really didn't know what, so I Googled "good conversation starters". of course one of the first things that comes up is the purpose of life. Now, I know most people on this server quite well now, and as I said the servers have been dry so im giving them some moisture. I would be very interested if you awnsered my question and said what you thought what the purpose of life is, this is what I think of it:

WARNING! MANY RHEROTIC QUESTIONS!

Now, the purpose of life. What is the point of life? surely there must be a point of us all being here? the purpose of life has baffled people as long as we have been around, and possible longer, how would we know? But why are we here? I think this is a good point for me to mention that I am an atheist and if anyone wants to give me their religious bullshit they can fuck off now (jk). Buddhism, which I think is a very interesting religion has a very specific thought on what the purpose of life is. They believe that we are in a constant loop called samsara, and whenever we die we are reborn (reincarnated) as another person over and over and over and over again. And we need to break out of this loop and die, forever. So basically, the purpose of life to a Buddhist is to die....forever. This is a very intelligent idea in my opinion and I can see why they would believe that. Unfortunately I am an atheist so for me it will not be that easy for me to find out, oh, did I also mention I really don't know what the purpose of life is? Anyway, back to the point, when I re-read what I just wrote, being an atheist and not believing in rebirth, I realised life was sacred, to me, when we die we will not have another chance, we are dead forever. look at yourself, think very deeply, you are you and no one else and once you are gone you will never be alive again..... strange to think about huh? I hope im making it clear what I mean but its kinda hard for me to explain. If life is this sacred we must value it surely, and make sure we enjoy life as much as possible.

If life is sacred we should enjoy it as much as possible yes? why not, we should do what we enjoy most. gosh, this is deep shit. Anyway, I think a philosopher once had a theory that the purpose of life is to have as much fun as possible, and as little sadness. Happiness is "good" and sadness is "evil". after all, if we are only getting one shot at life, then why waste it? Ok, then if that is the purpose of life we could end it here right? but no, first we need to work out what happiness is, do we know what happiness is? are we always sad and have never experienced happiness and when we are less sad we just assume that we are happy, there is no measurement for happiness or pleasure. What does our body enjoy? Drugs? Sex? Adrenaline? Gaming? Eating? Drinking? well, surely if we have a purpose to fulfil in life, our bodies would have adapted to be ideal for this. Well, what are our strongest instincts? our main instinct is survival, we need food, water and exercise. Without this we will die, I do not think these are "happiness" although these are the foundations of it all, without survival we cannot be happy. So what is our next biggest instinct? If we have experienced Drugs/alcohol we will be more inclined to take more surely and this is an instinct that can over power things like survival. Although these instincts are not natural. Although I have been trying to avoid it Sex is another instinct that influences people at certain times. Although again, I think this is just a building block of the foundations. imagine a three layer pyramid, at the bottom is survival (food/drink) in the middle is sex and drugs/alcohol what goes at the top? what natural instinct gives us the must pleasure? This depends on the person I think, so one person sky diving may give them a very large rush of adrenaline which they enjoy a very much, for another person this will scare the shit out of them. Although the deeper I go into this, the more I realise this gives us happiness, which goes at the top of our pyramid, although that cannot be the purpose of life because ---- I will let you decide.

I do not want to get stuck into one idea too much and I could sit here and think of reasons all day, I kind of want to continue playing war thunder so I will try to now explain briefly what I think the meaning of life is. Now, for there to be a meaning of life we must have been made for a purpose, I believe in Darwin's theory that we have evolved over millions of years from bacteria and monocellular organisms or whatever the fuck they are called. If we have just evolved from these we have not been created by a superior power (God) so we do not have a purpose in that sense. We have evolved and we have always evolved for one thing, survival, does that mean that the purpose of life is survival? maybe. If we have always evolved to survive better then the purpose of life for all living organism is to survive. We are always trying to live longer, so if there was a score on "life" the oldest person in the world would be on top of the score board right now. To be completely honest I think that there is no purpose of life because purpose suggests something we have to do. The purpose of life as we know it to me, is just to survive. Pretty sad huh? Well that's what I now think.

I would be extremely interested to see what you all think the purpose of life is and I would like to know what the meaning of life is to different people. "Meaning" wow, that's a completely different thing, that means life has a meaning. maybe I will say what I think that is too, I don't really know. But again, as I said, what do you think the purpose of life is? any Christians, that's the main religion in England and im not really sure what they think the purpose of life is, to go to church and eat Jesus?










holy shit, almost lost all of this cos I wouldn't let me upload powerpoint and it wouldn't let me go back to it (phew)

Sebbacus:
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chicken371:
I guess you wanted something random. Here you go.
Kim Kardashian West, Parramatta Westfield Sydney Australia.jpg
Kardashian at Westfield Parramatta in Sydney Australia, September 2014
Born   Kimberly Noel Kardashian
October 21, 1980 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence   Hidden Hills, California, U.S.
Other names   Kim Kardashian West
Education   Marymount High School
Occupation   
Television personality socialite model
Years active   2007–present
Television   Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Religion   Christianity
Spouse(s)   Damon Thomas (m. 2000–04)
Kris Humphries (m. 2011–13)
Kanye West (m. 2014)
Children   1
Parent(s)   
Kris Jenner (mother)
Robert Kardashian (father)
Relatives   
Kourtney Kardashian (sister)
Khloé Kardashian (sister)
Rob Kardashian (brother)
Kendall Jenner (half-sister)
Kylie Jenner (half-sister)
Website
kimkardashian.com
Kimberly "Kim" Kardashian West (born Kimberly Noel Kardashian; October 21, 1980) is an American television and social media personality, socialite, and model. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Kardashian first gained media attention through her friendship with Paris Hilton, but she received wider notice after a 2003 sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J was leaked in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. In 2010, Kardashian was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality, with estimated earnings of $6 million.

Life and career

1980–2007

Kardashian in December 2007
Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to parents Robert and Kris (née Houghton).[1] She has an older sister Kourtney, a younger sister Khloé, and a younger brother Rob.[2] Their mother is of Dutch, English, and Scottish ancestry,[3] while their father was a third-generation Armenian American.[4] After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother remarried to the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Bruce Jenner in 1991.[citation needed] Through their marriage, Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.[5]

As a teenager, she attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles.[6] In 1994, her father represented football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial. Simpson is Kim Kardashian's godfather.[7] Kim's father died in 2003.[8]

In 2000, a 19-year-old Kardashian eloped with music producer Damon Thomas.[9] Thomas filed for divorce in 2003, though Kardashian later credited their separation to physical and emotional abuse on his part.[10] During this time, Kardashian was also close friends with socialite Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention.[11] Prior to the finalization of her divorce, Kardashian began dating singer Ray J.[9] In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and Ray J in 2003 was leaked.[12][13] Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the film as Kim K Superstar. She later dropped the suit and settled for $5 million.[14][15]

2007–2009

Kardashian attending the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2009
In October 2007, Kardashian, in addition to her mother Kris; her step-father Bruce; her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie began to appear in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[16] The series proved successful for E!, and has led to the creations of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami.[17] That December, Kardashian posed for a nude pictorial for Playboy.[18]

In 2008, she made her feature film debut in the disaster film spoof Disaster Movie, in which she appeared as a character named Lisa.[19][20] That year, she was one of thirteen participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, where she was partnered with Mark Ballas. Kardashian was the third contestant to be eliminated.[21]

In January 2009, Kardashian made a cameo appearance during an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, in the episode "Benefits".[citation needed] That March, she launched an endorsement with ShoeDazzle shopping,[22] of which she is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist.[23] She then endorsed multiple other projects including a vanilla cupcake mix flavor called 'Va-Va-Va-Nilla' for the Los Angeles bakery, Famous Cupcakes.[23] In April, she released a workout DVD series, Fit in Your Jeans by Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.[24][25] Kardashian played Elle in four episodes of the television series Beyond the Break.[26] Kardashian become a guest host of WrestleMania XXIV and guest judge on America's Next Top Model in August of that year.[27] In September, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, $1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.[28] The following month, she released her first fragrance self-titled "Kim Kardashian".[29][30] In December 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS's CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo.[31][32]

2010
2010 saw Kardashian venture into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for Carl's Jr.[23][33] Beginning in early 2010, Kardashian and her sisters designed and developed clothing lines for Bebe stores and 'Virgins, Saints, and Angels'.[34][35][36] In January 2010, she starred as Summa Eve in the film Deep in the Valley.[31]

In April, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a kitten for a photograph, holding it by the scruff of its neck.[37] With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances. Animal rights organization PETA criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare.[38] June saw Kardashian guest star with Khloé and Kourtney as herself on the season three premiere episode of the series 90210.[39]


Kardashian backstage at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection, February 2010
That same month, Kardashian was involved in a lawsuit against one of her endorsements. Sanford Siegal, the creator of the Cookie Diet, sued Kardashian, claiming she defamed him on Twitter. According to Siegal, Kardashian tweeted in October 2009 that he was "falsely promoting" that she was on the cookie diet. Siegal filed a claim in a Florida state court charging that her statements were false and defamatory. He also alleged that Kardashian was on QuickTrim's payroll when she posted the tweet. Kardashian's tweet appears to stem from an article on CookieDiet.com, that named Kardashian as one of many celebrities who saw positive results on the diet. Kardashian sent a cease-and-desist order to Siegal, demanding the link be removed.[40] Additionally, Kardashian and her sisters released a sunless tanner "Kardashian Glamour Tan", that month.[41]

On July 1, 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.[42] In November, Kardashian served as producer for The Spin Crowd, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show followed them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. That month, she also appeared on the tenth season of The Apprentice.[43][44] Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography titled Kardashian Konfidential, which was released in stores on November 23, and appeared on New York Times‍ '​s Best Seller List.[45] In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video for a song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Hype Williams; Kanye West makes a cameo in the video.[46] Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.[47] The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. When asked if an album was in the works, Kardashian replied, "There's no album in the works or anything—just one song we did for Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun—with a good cause".[48] Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."[49] That month, the International Business Times reported that Kardashian's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, estimating them at $6 million.[50][51]

2011

Kardashian at her Fragrance Launch in Glendale, California on February 22, 2011.
Kardashian, who has supported recognition of the Armenian Genocide on numerous occasions, encouraged President Obama and the US government to consider its acknowledgement. On April 21, 2011, days before the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Kardashian wrote about the issue on her blog and sent a tweet to her fans, urging its recognition.[52] That April, she also released her third fragrance "Gold".[29] In May, she became engaged to NBA player Kris Humphries, then of the New Jersey Nets, whom she had been dating since October 2010.[53] They were married in a wedding ceremony on August 20 in Montecito, California.[54] Earlier that month, she had released her "wedding fragrance" called "Kim Kardashian Love" which coincided with her own wedding.[29][55] A two-part TV special showing the preparations and the wedding itself aired on E! in early October 2011, amidst what The Washington Post called a "media blitz" related to the wedding.[56] Also in October, Kardashian and her sisters opened their Kardashian Khaos store in Las Vegas.[57]

After 72 days of marriage, she filed for divorce from Humphries on October 31, citing irreconcilable differences.[58] After filing, Kardashian asked the court to order Humphries to pay his own legal expenses.[59] On December 1, Humphries filed his response to Kardashian's petition, requesting an annulment on the grounds of fraud, or if the court would not grant an annulment, a decree of legal separation rather than Kardashian's requested divorce.[60] Several news outlets surmised that Kardashian's marriage to Humphries was merely a publicity stunt, to promote the Kardashian family's brand and their subsequent television ventures.[61] Her former publicist Jonathan Jaxson also claimed that her short-lived wedding was indeed staged and a ploy to generate money. Kardashian filed suit against Jaxson, saying his claims were untrue.[citation needed] A widely circulated petition asking to remove all Kardashian-related programming from the air followed the split.[62] In 2011, Kardashian filed a $20 million lawsuit against Old Navy and its parent company, Gap Inc. for right of publicity.[63] Old Navy used actress/model Melissa Molinaro in their Old Navy commercial featuring the actress singing and dancing. Kim Kardashian claimed that Old Navy used Molinaro as a look alike to Kim in order to promote their brand. Kim Kardashian was also seeking order to have the actress/model Molinaro banned from Old Navy commercials. The lawsuit never went to trial but a settlement was reached by use of a mediator in 2012; the exact settlement is unknown.[63]

2012 to present

Kardashian in Australia for the E! News: Red carpet and dinner in 2012
In March 2012, Kardashian debuted her fourth fragrance, titled "True Reflection", which she worked with the company Dress for Success to promote.[64] That month, Kardashian and her sisters were named in a $5 million class action lawsuit against QuickTrim, the weight loss supplement they endorse.[65] The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the Kardashians (along with QuickTrim's manufacturer, Windmill Health Products; the retailer GNC; and others in the sales and marketing chain) of false and deceptive marketing of the diet aid. The plaintiffs, hailing from several states, brought claims under their respective states' consumer protection laws.[66] In April, E! renewed Keeping Up with the Kardashians for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to be worth $50 million.[67][68]

Kardashian also began dating American rapper and longtime friend[69] Kanye West in April,[citation needed] though she remained legally married to Humphries. In October 2012, Kardashian released her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which "draws on the glamour of her Hollywood lifestyle", and was made available through Debenhams.[70] In November, Kardashian and her sisters internationally launched the 'Kardashian Collection' in England,[71][72] as well as launching a line of cosmetics, 'Khroma Beauty'.[73] On December 31, 2012, Kardashian and West announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child,[74][75] a daughter.[76][77]

In February 2013, a judge ruled that Kardashian's divorce case with Humphries would go to trial, and set a trial date for May.[78] However, on April 19, 2013, 536 days after Kardashian's initial divorce filing, she and Humphries reached an undisclosed divorce settlement, avoiding a trial.[79][80] The divorce was legally finalized on June 3, 2013.[81]

Kardashian gave birth to daughter North on June 15, 2013, five weeks prior to her due date.[77][82][83] Kardashian and West became engaged on October 21, Kardashian's 33rd birthday,[84][85] and married on May 24, 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy.[86] Kardashian and West appeared together on the American Vogue cover for the magazine's April 2014 issue. The cover has been lauded by some, while others have taken a more critical look of the reality star being on the cover, with her and West dubbed the "#worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple."[87][88]

Kardashian voiced the role of an alien in an episode of the adult animated series American Dad!, which aired as part of the show's 11th season (2014–2015) in the episode titled "Blagsnarst, A Love Story" on September 21, 2014. In the episode, her character crash-lands in the town of Langley Falls. The alien then develops an attraction to her fellow alien Roger.[89][90]

Kardashian appeared on the cover, and in a pictorial in Paper‍ '​s winter issue in 2014 photographed by Jean-Paul Goude.[91] On the cover, her nude buttocks are featured above the caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social and traditional media.[92][93] The photos show Kardashian with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing only a pearl necklace, a pair of earrings and black satin gloves, and, on the cover, with her bare back facing the camera, holding a sequined gown below her bare, oiled-up buttocks, while smiling broadly at the camera.[94][95] A Time magazine writer commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion against repressed society and "trying to tear down" barriers, Kardashian's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images that seem to offer us some sort of truth or insight but are really just self serving. We want there to be something more, some reason or context, some great explanation that tells us what it is like to live in this very day and age, but there is not. Kim Kardashian's ass is nothing but an empty promise."[96] However, the stunt "set a new benchmark" in social media response,[97] and Paper‍ '​s website received 15.9 million views in one day, compared with 25,000 views on an average day.[citation needed]

As of May 2014, Kardashian is estimated to be worth $45 million.[98]

In April 2015, Kardashian and West traveled to the Armenian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem to have their daughter, North, baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church. The ceremony took place at the Cathedral of St. James.[99] Khloe Kardashian was appointed the godmother of North.[100]

Sebbacus:
what has a copy/pasted biography about a porn star from Wikipedia got anything to do with what I made this post for?

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