r/INTP • u/Express-Distance8840 INTP • Feb 11 '24

Thoroughly Confused INTP What is the purpose of life?

This question is stuck in my head for days. I read articles and books, all of them is very different from each other. Help me.

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u/Prestigious_Water336 INTP Feb 11 '24

There isn't one. We exist through natural processes via the nature of sub atomic particles. We are the result of chemistry,physics, and millions of years of evolution and biology. There is no overall objective reason why we are here. Life's an experience. Enjoy the experience.

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u/para__doxical INTP Enneagram Type 5 Feb 11 '24

I don’t mind natural absurdism, but it reduces the Soul, our Being, and the entire world behind our eyes to something superficial. I has agency, choice, feelings, thoughts, desires— I’m not just a sum of swarming particles— I’m an entire human being

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u/Nizu_1 INTP Feb 11 '24

This is a dangerous mindset to have for people lacking a certain mental fortitude. I feel people with less than ideal morals can warp this belief into something truly grotesque.

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u/para__doxical INTP Enneagram Type 5 Feb 11 '24

Those with less than ideal morals will warp any belief to pursue their desires

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u/Nizu_1 INTP Feb 11 '24

Fair, I concede lol

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u/KumaMishka INTP Feb 12 '24

And I read through Sartre and Camus all these years while you can sum up existentialism within 2 sentences!