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Lebensanschauung Jugendlicher - Philosophies of life 

Examples

1) Into which basic categories do you divide everything that exists? (e.g. mortal/immortal, material, spiritual etc.) Why have you specifically selected these categories? 
Answer: Things you do and things that you don’t do. You need to take advantage of the beautiful things life gives you and set aside the disappointments. If you choose to live as a couch potato you are going to hate yourself later on.

 

2) Is there an empirically unproven reality? If so, what is it made up of? (e.g. angels, souls, ghosts, God etc.) 
Answer: If such a reality exists people are entitled to believe in it if they think it enlightens them spiritually. It is not up to me to say whether such an entity exists, but if people chose to have faith in it, it’s simply a matter of taste.

 

3) Did the world develop coincidentally or is there some kind of plan behind it? Back up your ideas with any evidence you have. 
Answer: The world develops because smart enough people were born to develop it. The world today is certainly not the consequence of a fluke, the world is what it is because humans made it possible.


4) Do humans possess any qualities that animals do not have at all? 
(e.g immortality, a special kind of soul, certain faults or gifts)
Answer: Humans are animals. The most evolved species but still animals. What separates us from the rest is our ability to create and also to think in such a way that we can tame other animals.

5) Are there any innate differences between women and men? What are they?
Answer: Women and men are born different, first of all sexually but this is just an outside portrayal of the inner differences between both sexes. It’s hard to name them precisely but sadly there is a gender war in progress throughout the world.


6) Is the world developing in a particular direction? (e.g. progress, destruction)
Answer: I could probably say that the world is progressing towards destruction. Technologically it has grown so much that certain moral boundaries have been crossed (first human clone) and we are headed for a world where the individual will no longer be taken into account.

7) How do you see the future of the earth? Does it move you? Explain why? 
Answer: We are not doing very well as far as nature is concerned. Basically if we desire to improve life physically we need to stop exactly what we are doing now, which is destroying the rain forest and waste dumping just because it’s easier this way. Sooner or later we won’t have an Earth to live on.


8) How do you see the future of our society (nationally)? Does it move you? Explain why? 
Answer: If what is thought to happen in the future will actually become reality, I am not sure I will enjoy life on Earth. People seem to have less and less time for romance and think thousands of times before making a decision, thus worrying to much and wasting precious time. From the lifestyle point of view I don’t see any improvements in the future.


9) How do you see the future of mankind? Does it move you? Explain why? 
Answer: This is a question we can only speculate on, because we cannot give a certain answer. Personally I think mankind has the ability to build a bright future for it self, but only if we really want to. People have got stuck with the idea that they can trash the world any way they want to like their private property. This is not true.

10) How do you see your future?
Anwers: I see happiness. Why? Because I don’t ask too much from life and I never did. “Simplify, simplify” that is my motto. A nice teaching job in a quiet little town without any complications and with lots of friends.

11) What do you think about your own death, the death of those close to you and the death of unknown people? 
Answer: I have to say I am not looking forward to either of them! Death is however a natural phenomenon but when someone dear to as passes away a part of us seems to die along with that person. You just can’t help it. And it’s not death itself that scares people Its eternity frightens them...

 

12. What is necessary in order to lead a satisfied life? 
Anwer: Love, freedom, and a good CD player!

 

13) What is needed in order to create a good society as well as good life for all?
Answer: Balance. Nothing can be achieved without some sort of system that gives everybody a chance. Nowadays, there is no such system. Democracy cannot be a substitute.

14. To what extent is it possible to carry out Good?
Answer: Don't know.

15. Is there anything that drives the striving of humans more strongly than everything else? (e.g. maximum personal happiness, morality etc.) 
Answer: Nowadays, money. Very few people do what is right and most of them do what is profitable. Like Sheryl Crow used to say, “If it makes you happy/ It can’t be that bad”. With or without money!

16. Are humans good, bad or something in between? Is it possible to describe humans with any other terms?
Answer: Every human being has a certain amount of kindness in them, but many choose not to let it show and rather leave their evil side dominate them. It’s a matter of how you’re brought up and how you choose to live, but I’m convinced every person has a little bit of good inside them.

17. How do we know what is good or bad, right or wrong? How is this knowledge acquired? 
Answer: We don’t know. We have the opportunity to choose what is good for us. “Universal Good”, if it exists, is not accessible to the masses. You have to direct yourself to whichever road you think is best for you. If you’re on the right track, you’ll know it.

18. Is there something objectively Good or Evil? Please back up your opinion. 
Answer: Like I said before, these kind of questions are almost impossible to answer because you cannot bring any arguments to support your theory. Some things you just have to leave as they are or else life might lose its meaning. 

19) Does truth exist? Can it be found? If so, how and where?
Answer: Don't know.
 

20. What coins/shapes your attitude to life as a whole? (e.g. optimism, pessimism etc.)
Answer: I’m a happy person. I never complain, I always try to make the most of every situation. I love to live and I live to love. I consider my presence on Earth a gift from God and I don’t take it for granted.