The implications of life being a dream

[itsadistraction]

If life is a dream is it just as meaningless as one? Doesn't matter how it goes it's just a dream. This is actually an uplifting idea rather than a depressing one. 

Even thought it doesn't matter, What do you think?

[Leo Gura]

It is what you dream it is.

[Yimpa]

You underestimate dreams because you have not explored outside of your own little dream.

[How to be wise]

@Leo Gura Leo, thanks for undoing that warning given by @universe. Please review his behaviour. He gave me 2 warning points for simply pointing out that moderators are abusing their power. 

[Inliytened1]

3 hours ago, itsadistraction said:

If life is a dream is it just as meaningless as one? Doesn't matter how it goes it's just a dream. This is actually an uplifting idea rather than a depressing one. 

Even thought it doesn't matter, What do you think?

It means something now.  Just as your dreams at night have meaning during them.

[Someone here]

17 minutes ago, Inliytened1 said:

It means something now.  

Which is what ?

[Oppositionless]

it’s more meaningful than if it was real

religion says we should worship God or he’s gonna send us to hell.

materialism says we’re dumb billiard balls on a rock floating in space for no reason at all.

but if we’re dreaming, we can create the life we want and everything is part of God’s light, and then instead of going to heaven or hell forever we get to keep on dreaming.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Oppositionless

[Inliytened1]

@Someone here It's your reality. 

Edited October 4, 2023 by Inliytened1

[Ajax]

Dreams deteriorate if it is not being created. 

If you want to dream a nightmare, well be my guest.

[puporing]

You can't fully evaluate whether dreaming is better or AWAKE is better until you awaken fully, so that's the catch. How can you actually decide if you don't remember what heaven was like?

Edited October 4, 2023 by puporing

[LastThursday]

Meaning is completely separate from the idea of dreaming. Labelling your life as a dream doesn't affect its meaning in any way. The whole point of the dream metaphor for life is to point to the idea that you could metaphorically "wake up". It's not to pretend that nothing matters or that your happiness is contingent on meaning - it doesn't have to be. Even if you did "wake up" you would still call it just a dream. Or as I prefer to call it: reality.