Meaning of life.

[rogerthomas]

Can somebody please tell me what is the meaning of life?

[georgit79]

42

[Immortal298]

georgit79, you took the answer right out of my mouth :)

[jenstar]

The meaning of life is to make more life. Reproduction - that's what it's all about.

That, and making hackneyed references to ancient throwaway jokes that you didn't actually get in the first place.

[SteveD]

2.5 here:

http://yudkowsky.net/tmol-faq/meaningoflife.html

[Immortal298]

jenstar: ancient throwaway jokes!!  that's blasphemy that is.

[woofgang]

we should have doen 42 in chorus and where is sft42??

[Le Chat]

Earth is an experience and a learning mechanism for the soul. We reincarnate many times in order to improve or practise in areas of life that we have found sadly lacking!

[Scarlett]

Do you mean the PURPOSE of life or the big question- Why are we here? The purpose I think is reproduction, self-preservation etc. That's what every living thing is, and does. But stepping outside the solar system (s) and looking in... Why are we here? Who put us here? What else is here? Our brains (that have trouble interpreting infinity) are simply not developed enough to even begin to know the answer. How could we? All I feel is that there is a LOT that we don't know, and probably may never know. At least our brains have developed enough to even conceive of the question- why are we here? Cats and dogs' brains can't think that "wide"! They just know that they ARE here, and a) What's that- can I eat it b) What's that can I s**g it...?

We will probably destroy oursleves before we have a chance of finding any of this out anyway...!

[El D]

Whatever you want it to be - enjoy!

[dilligaf]

EASY
Watch the Monty Python film "The Meaning Of lLfe" Explains everything.

[brionon]

Dilligaf--I set my video to record it on Friday evening,it was on Belgian TV, but I got Kim Clijsters playing tennis. Is there a hidden message there I wonder ?

[dilligaf]

Dont know why it was on Belgian Tv
Belgians wouldnt understand it.

[brionon]

Dilliguf, Belgians wouldn't understand it ? What a sweeping statement. I see you belong to the Generalising branch. I've news for you -most Belgians speak two or more languages, and ,despite what you'd like to believe, Humour is not an English only thing, and--All Frenchmen aren't Romantic, All Italians aren't excitable, All Scots aren't tight etc .

[t_os_538]

hmmmmmm lets see:

21 x 2

6x7

42 x 1

[Slinkye]

Hi rogerthomas, well I must say I have enjoyed reading all your humerous responses, but seriously I agree with Le Chat, we are here to learn from life's good and bad experiences. Everything happens for a reason, and your destiny is already written before you are born.

Only our souls can answer that question and not our brains. Yes, we reproduce on Earth to keep the production going for vehicles to carry our souls. Like the Police song says... "we are spirits in the material world".

Try meditation and you never know you may find the answer within.

By the way, I believe the egg came first.

[dilligaf]

Brionon. Your not Belgian by any chance?

[El D]

Slinkye - where do all the extra souls come from? Why do our souls need vehicles?

[Slinkye]

El D - vehicles meaning 'bodies' to stay grounded.

Where do the extra souls come from?.... well good question - from the source (whatever you wish to call it) and the soul is recycled and improved each time.