Purpose gives Understanding

Humans are not content to just be, they want to understand. Their understanding of purpose determines their motivation. No purpose, no motivation, no fulfillment or lasting happiness.

Purpose and Goodness

We need a purpose but where do we get it? Who should determine how we live and what is the greatest authority and good?

  1. Ourselves – If there is no objective purpose we are free to invent our own or live aimlessly. We pursue pleasure and avoid pain as animals do.
  2. Society - We should let friends, family or society define our purpose and “live for others” by trying to meet expectations and fulfill a role.
  3. God – If a good God made us, He surely had something in mind. Our whole makeup and being should resonate with his purpose for us and we should find that our skill and joy centers on this purpose.

Purpose for Value

Without a purpose their can be no value because no judgement can be made as to whether a person is fulfilling their purpose. A rope is good when it supports weight because that is it’s purpose but if humans are purposeless then there are no Good or Bad Men and the rapist is equal to the philanthropist.

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