So, how many people were born on the 12th of January in...
The Meaning of life is to support life and create change.
I see your point about prey not "giving itself up" to its predator, but my point is not about animal or human instinct but more or less why there is life and why life has any point; not whether death supports life. Therefore, wouldn't the only reason life continues be because in the past living things died (not necessarily giving themselves up) to support future life; as well as different species evolving to support life whether they evolved to adapt to climate or to hunt prey or grow food ect. So, what about the "circle" of life? The supposed "Live, die, and your death supports new life?" What about how everyone dies but their death brings more life to other creatures. Step back for a moment and think of the population of earth. So, how many people were born on the 12th of January in 2001? How many people love the color red? How many people are married? How many are under the age of 18? Does any of this information matter enough to be considered life's meaning? Now, step back again and think of how many more people are born every day, how quickly the population is expanding, how many new technological advances are happening as you read this; these are reasons we all live, making us more invested in this information than others. Now, we think of people who are unkind and unrespecting of life and we think of these people lowly, as if they are terrible and sickly. These are people who do not care for others and do not respect life. People who have done amazing things to support the human race though, we remember them kindly and instead of being forgotten they are remembered and have had an impact on future life for the better. Leaving their memory with more respect than that of someone who did not aid in supporting life or advancing our species.