The Science of Purpose: What Do We Want?
posted by yellowseed | November 22, 2010
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Icerocket- Desire is the most powerful force in the universe.
--The Most Powerful Force in The Universe
We know that human beings are purpose-driven creatures, that people fare better when they have a sense of purpose, and that shared purpose provides a basis for overcoming difference and prejudice.
How is this basic question still virtually nonexistent in modern science and academia?
Modern science and culture hold an entrenched taboo on the topic, leaving religions to answer the question for mankind. But if there were to be such a thing as a "human purpose", shouldn't science be able to say something about it?
Science can only answer what it ventures to ask, so a good starting place might be to just ask.
The plan is to do an extensive online survey asking people the simple question: "What do you want in life?" 1-100 words, clear, to the point.
Soon enough we would get input from every nationality, belief, gender, age, race, culture, education, class, ideology, etc. and the information could be analyzed in all sorts of ways.
What do you guys think?
Comments
Interesting Idea
— Nov 23, 2010
Good idea. The results would be interesting.
You might do some reading on how to conduct surveys. There are books out there about this. The short essay approach you suggest is useful but it can be difficult to categorize the results or do any kind of statistical analysis.
Good luck!
True
— Nov 24, 2010
I've thought about it a bit but it just seems like the only way to treat the topic. After the first I think the methodology would be better adapted too.
Any books in particular?
Thank you.
—ys.
The Dis-covery of Man
GO For it!
— Nov 24, 2010
the first thing that crossed my mind when i read this is that it would be very interesting to note the differences in responses that one might receive between asking a randomly selected group of people to sit down and right their answer, verses having them answer you in an interview style survey, with very little time to think.
Is there a dichotomy between our culturally engrained/verbal response and our subconscious/individuated response?
all of these questions about the way that we find motivation in life seem like they would be fascinating and very helpful to try and answer...
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” -Albert Einstein
yes!
— Nov 24, 2010
That would be great. I think shame would play a big role in that one. The differences in age, nationality, ses, gender would also be fascinating.
I am just still dumbfounded that this area of research does not yet exist. I think it would change a lot of things.
Thanks!
—ys.
The Dis-covery of Man
Nice thinking
— Dec 06, 2010
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