Mono-thesists, what is your purpose of life?

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Okay.

I read some research recently about an extreme female brain as opposed to extreme male brain. The suggestion is that the extreme female brain is more likely to personify things in the environment. For example calling a car by name. Basically, it is applying personality to inanimate objects.

Maybe some are more likely to personify God and some are more likely to imagine God as an objective force. As a small child I easily saw God as the White haired bearded man in the sky that was the creator of all.

Later, logically, I understood that this made no sense, so my view changed to a God that was beyond what I could possibly understand; still hoping, though that God had some interest in my life.

We have a scientific understanding of how we came to be through the theory of evolution. We also have a pretty good understanding of what motivates us to exist on a day to day basis.

For me the last few posts question God, but do not totally dismiss an idea of God.

I understand the presence of God when I successfully find ways to live life; I also understand the presence of God when I fail at life.

My experience of the presence of God is quite different, depending on how well I navigate the journey of life. The rules of life are not always clear for us, but they are there, never the less; it is up to us to adapt the best we can to survive.

As far as I can see, as human, the rules of life are the God that I must obey, or perish.

For me it has been hard enough to figure out life for myself. I don't consider myself nearly special enough to be able to wrap my mind around a concept as large as God.

It seems like most, all religions, have tried to find out what works in life to survive, based on the culture and environmental circumstances of when the religions were created.

Science does the same thing, with more of an empirical process.

In my opinion, we all seek an understanding of the rules of existence; however strange our individual strategy may be.

God, for any of us, can only be part of the way we perceive that existence; and it is obvious that each of us views our universe differently based on our unique experiences and genetic makeup.

Given that it would make little sense for anyone to expect everyone to view an idea like God the same way.

A collective understanding of rules that work, is extremely important to survival; I don't think we can discount the value of religion or science, in general.

Given that cultures, genetic makeup, and environments are different among humans, it is not surprising that human rules and ideas of God differ as they do.

Then I have an extreme male brain.

When I dream about people they are cast into object form. For instance, someone being operated on might be a car rather than organic. This is not a matter of casting to the familar. I am not much interested in automotive technology.

I know I have a more male brain. I just cannot see personifying objects and invisible things I'm not even sure exists.

When I started having health problems, I wanted to solve them the same way I would fix a mechanical issue in a car; with an instruction manual. I didn't think much about the implications of being "human" before that time. All of the problems to be fixed were outside of me before health problems started.

I tried to find the instructions on how to fix myself on Google, but it was of no use.

Kind of strange, but I never thought about having internal organs like a heart and lungs, until I took Biology. I didn't notice my heartbeat much until I got into my mid thirties. I would rather be less aware of my body, than too aware.

And that's the end of our discussion.

So, from the whole discussion so far, what we get is just a vague feeling of purpose rather than any concrete purpose?

I suppose so. My spiritual path doesn't give me purpose. I find that in life.