Is all human endeavor futile?

Question:Not at all! Indeed human knowledge has become unmanageably vast that branches out to different fields. Every science had begotten a dozen more, each subtler than the rest. The telescope revealed stars and systems beyond the mind of man to number or to name. Geology spoke in terms of million years, where men had thought in terms of thousands. Physics found a universe in the atom and biology found a micrcosm in the cell.. and so many more.

That's to show how human endeavor has gain through the years and never been in futile. Yes, you may wonder despite of all of these men have failed to create a better life. There is still hope and unless we live in an ethical culture, salvation of humanity is at stake.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Not at all! Indeed human knowledge has become unmanageably vast that branches out to different fields. Every science had begotten a dozen more, each subtler than the rest. The telescope revealed stars and systems beyond the mind of man to number or to name. Geology spoke in terms of million years, where men had thought in terms of thousands. Physics found a universe in the atom and biology found a micrcosm in the cell.. and so many more.

That's to show how human endeavor has gain through the years and never been in futile. Yes, you may wonder despite of all of these men have failed to create a better life. There is still hope and unless we live in an ethical culture, salvation of humanity is at stake.

Thanks for asking. Have a great day!

All, as in "sum total aggregate", or "any", as in a particular endeavor?

It depends on what you believe must be accomplished.

If nothing *need* be accomplished, then nothing can be futile.

how negative! Nothing is futile. Everything creates something anew.

Quite likely, all human endeavor will prove to be futile within about 500 years if we should become extinct through global warming. Plant an animal life will continue evolving, of course, but we will no longer be a part of it. And most likely no other advanced civilization will ever become aware of our existence. That will be the ultimate futility of human existence.

In the meantime, party on!

Harleigh Kyson Jr.

In the history of philosophy, the "Great Divide" has been between Plato and Aristotle, who have affected EVERY philosopher. It is unavoidable. Plato devised all the basic questions and answered them with doubt.

Aristotle answered them differently. Plato may not have said endeavor is futile; but Aristotle definitely said it was NOT futile.

To the extent that no matter what we do in life and no matter how much we contribute to society, we die anyway...yes. But think about how we leave the world better or worse off.