Meaning of Life?

What is the meaning of life? In my eyes everyone has their own meaning. What is meaning? Meaning is the notion that when your life is complete you will be known for something. For that something it can be anything you want it to be. If your meaning in life is to be a serial killer-arsonist, and you are the best serial killer-arsonist when you die, then your life had meaning. It is all in your perspective. The meaning of my life is to make a difference in someone's life. If someone, just one person, remembers me after I die, then my life will have meaning. I want my name to go on for something. (positive) That, to me, is what the meaning of life is.

"Be fruitful and multiply"

Candide, Crime and Punishment

I never saw Candide as a criminal. Is it a crime to be curious? When he tried to experiment, he was kicked out of the castle and forced to experience the real world, and he realized that his land was not the best of all possible worlds. I believe him being forced to experience this was punishment enough. As the book progressed we see how the world can influence and corrupt Candide. He turned from this innocent boy to a person that kills and connive. The real world is the Crime and Candide was a victim, unaware what a kiss what get him into.

How do we know what we know?

Experiences. That's all it is. If we see fire, we know it is hot. Maybe we've seen people burn or suffer from it, or maybe we've gotten burnt and we already know what's going to happen. Throughout our whole life we have experiences that essentially teach us a lesson. We do wrong, we get punished we learn. That is how I know what I know, some people get too many chances, however, and they may never learn. They believe that what they know is the right thing.