Meaning of life

[jdilnot]

What is the meaning of life?

[mikewith]

Get a head start on any answers posted here by reading what people wrote the *last* time this was asked! question 8591

[froggequene]

It's 42, didn't you read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

[Obo]

42 isn't the answer to the meaning of life didn't YOU read the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy???

[sft42]

Deja vu or what!!!

[bomekked]

There is no meaning. In-fact the meaning of life is probably the realisation that there is no meaning. But, since everyone else is choosing numbers.. I think it's -16.7 and my reason for choosing this is simply because.

[rogersaurus]

n. pl. lives (lvz) The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism. Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life. A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer. The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life. The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life. A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life. The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life. Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death. The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car. A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death. An account of a person's life; a biography. Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life. A manner of living: led a hard life. A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: 'Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them' (New Republic). The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York. A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show. Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life. Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life. Actual environment or reality; nature.

[CW64]

The Death of Forever by Darryl Reanney, makes for very interesting reading on such matters, I can't recommend it enough.

[froggequene]

Many apologies to everyone I have misled, had a rethink isn't 42 the secret of the universe? What I should have said is life is a subjective experience and you must find meaning in your life.

[TheHitMaker]

'Must find reason in your life'??? No, just lay back and enjoy it!

[rekstout]

Rather like house keys, wallets and missing socks. You will discover it when you stop looking. Alternatively, as it will be in the last place you look, think of the most unlikely meaning and that will be it.