#099 ACAD2A::ASRDW1 Thu 06 Feb 1992 20:04:34 ( 6/ 247) M From: Royster Subject: All right, all right. Sorry, I've been neglecting y'all IRNers out there ... had to go on VAX strike to get some h-wk done ... but we're back in gear now, so let's get started with the first question of the new semester! "Why are we here?" (in the most general sense) #100 ACAD2A::ASRDW1 Wed 19 Feb 1992 01:18:51 ( 199/ 6507) M From: Royster ******************************************************************************** - The InfoResNet Poll - The following is a compilation of answers to the latest IRN poll. The current poll question can be found (on ACAD2) by typing at the $ EXPLAIN ASRDW1 Answers are compiled weekly. Answers to the question asked on Tuesday will be accepted until the following Monday (well, actually, I'll accept them until just before I compile 'em - Tuesday morning at 8:30 or so - I'm easy) Suggestions for additional items I can put in the EXPLAIN file are always welcome. If you know of anyone who wants (or doesn't want to be subjected to this, tell 'em to write to ASRDW1. ********************************** ANSWERS ************************************* #01 ACAD1A::ASSLK Thu 06 Feb 1992 20:06:30 ( 1/ 23) M From: Lefty Subject: Re: All right, all right. For someone's pleasure #02 ACAD3A::FSMCS1 Fri 07 Feb 1992 00:30:50 ( 3/ 75) M From: Milo S. Wilbury, Esq. Subject: Re: All right, all right. We're born, we live, we go on some diets, and then we die. Finis. Kaput. #03 ACAD3A::FSJJP Fri 07 Feb 1992 05:04:04 ( 4/ 114) M From: His Royal Highness Corwin Subject: Re: All right, all right. why are we here? .. How about this .... "College is a fountain of knowledge where students come to drink." #04 ACAD2A::ASFJP Fri 07 Feb 1992 11:08:06 ( 16/ 621) M From: Jabberwokky Subject: Re: All right, all right. "Why are we here?" (in the most general sense) he asks. The most obvious, most simple answer, is in fact a question: "Why not?" Perhaps more simple still is 'because', but I personally find this quite unsatisfactory.5 The entire process is for discovery, and once we find an answer, all must cease. Keep searching, always. Why not. Speaking from a less philosophical stance and referring to biology, I can state that the reason why we are here is due to sexual reproduction, where a 'sperm' and an 'egg' somehow meet through a process that I am not entirely familiar with. I believe it's an operating system error. #05 ACAD2A::ASBAM Fri 07 Feb 1992 12:56:26 ( 6/ 409) M From: Bryan Medsker Subject: Re: All right, all right. Humans exist because of evolution. Various chemicals come together to produce life, and life produces more life, and so on. Life as we know it is subject to natural selection, although artificial selection can interfere. Anyway, we *are* here, because we can survive. If we couldn't, we wouldn't be here. This might not be the most popular belief, but it's the only one that makes sense to me. So there! #06 ACAD2A::ASMBS Fri 07 Feb 1992 14:32:43 ( 12/ 613) M From: The mind of Chaos Subject: Re: All right, all right. To start with, God created man, thus here we are. The more difficult question (and the one with meaning) then becomes: Why did God put us here? was it because he was lonely and wanted something more (or differnt) then his angles? was it because he was bored and wanted to occupy his time? was it a test of his most faithful servent, satan, who was appointed gardian over man, in which satan failed by tempting man to be like God and we are just caught in the middle? I doubt any of these explinations account for us, and I also don't think it is a question that truely can be answered with our understanding. #07 ACAD2A::FSSPR Fri 07 Feb 1992 15:22:07 ( 8/ 150) M From: METALLIBIFF Subject: Re: All right, all right. Why are we here? To pay taxes, I assume... (BTW, what happened to the bunch of responses from the last question? I never saw them.) -Sean- #08 ACAD3A::FSCSS1 Fri 07 Feb 1992 17:30:18 ( 1/ 36) M From: goldmoon Subject: Re: All right, all right. i dont know havent figer it out yet #09 ACAD2A::PSALP Fri 07 Feb 1992 20:08:11 ( 1/ 52) M From: Perry Subject: Re: All right, all right. To eliminate our mutual enemies through friendship. #10 ACAD3A::FSBSH Sat 08 Feb 1992 04:14:59 ( 8/ 368) M From: Info Free America Subject: "Why are we here?" well, first define here.... if you mean life, Biologicly, to promote the species Philisophicly, to suffer (x-tians) to better the world for others (idealists) Most Likely? our parents fucked up, without protection if you mean why'd we chose to live where we do... \ #11 ACAD2A::ASTCR Sat 08 Feb 1992 12:50:47 ( 1/ 121) M From: I never he declared! Subject: Re: All right, all right. I am here because I can find nothing better to do and that I am still searching this University for a little bit of fun. #12 ACAD2A::FSLAO1 Sat 08 Feb 1992 14:19:56 ( 2/ 97) M From: Linda Subject: Re: All right, all right. I am here because I want to be here.. I can think of no other place I would rather be right now. #13 ACAD2A::ISTJL Mon 10 Feb 1992 14:07:43 ( 3/ 163) M Subject: Re: All right, all right. Why are we here? On the Vax? Stop me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was to give goofy answers to goofy questions on the IRN. Isn't Philosophy a College course? #14 ACAD2A::ASRMR Mon 10 Feb 1992 18:20:03 ( 1/ 72) M From: 3rd degree to mess up as many people as much as possible, & to see their reactions #15 ACAD2A::ASSPC Mon 10 Feb 1992 18:26:57 ( 7/ 422) M From: The Nonexistant! Subject: Re: All right, all right. We are here to exist on the three dimsional space we call earth. The reason we exist in this space has been debated by many authors.. Some say that we are here to calculate the question to the answer to life the universe and everything. others think that we are here merely here to take up space and occupy higher beings who just toy with our destinies.. Then again we may just exist to have fun replicating ourselves. #16 ACAD2A::ASMDP Wed 12 Feb 1992 20:16:20 ( 1/ 26) M From: Michael Subject: Re: All right, all right. "Where else would we be?" #17 ACAD2A::VNSMP Thu 13 Feb 1992 17:09:32 ( 1/ 26) M From: SHELDON Subject: Re: All right, all right. Why shouldn't we be here? #18 ACAD2A::VNNBJ Fri 14 Feb 1992 21:01:14 ( 1/ 63) M Subject: Re: All right, all right. we are everywhere,and can drop you at anytime,have a nice day.