tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Tell me all what do you think it is, this is serious, thousands of philosophers have sat up late at night thinking about this, maybe us neowinians will crack the code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateStock Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I know what is certain. Death and Taxes :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Indeed, but hopefully there is more life then the ending of it, and material values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33kb0y Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Whatever you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozzie Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Isnt it 42? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Make more babies! :o *ducks and hides* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meamog Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 forty-two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted June 15, 2004 MVC Share Posted June 15, 2004 I thought it was some boring Monty Python movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 If I told you I knew the meaning to life would you believe me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_daemon Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 It seems we as humans would put our faith into something so simple as one number, while life appears to be much more complex. Come all philosophers of neowin, help me understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Make more babies! :o*ducks and hides* True dat Sucks for gay people :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 How can you have an answer to a question that is unbelievably vague? It doesn't refer to anything. You can't expect an answer to a question that is flawed to start with. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufdvr3669 Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 It whatever you want it to be, there is no meaning of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demorgoron Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 The meaning of life is search for the real meaning of your life on earth :lamp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyPotatoes Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ timko ] Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 The meaning of life is Gmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTrang Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Life means whatever you take it to mean. There is no evidence (other than some religious texts of dubious accuracy, given that they were written when man had little knowledge of physical phenomena that could be explained by science) that life has a "greater meaning," but rather that we were created through a series of physical and biological processes to no particular end. If that is true, and I believe it is, then you must decide the meaning of your life for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Thank you all, in this short time, I have realised that indeed my question is flawed, and I think I have found my answer. When people ask for a meaning of life, they are asking for life's purpose, justification, or goal -- not, a "meaning" in the sense in which words have meaning. This is why responses such as 'life can't have a meaning, it's not a word' or 'look it up in a dictionary' are fallacious or spurious. Life is a multi-faceted concept with no simple definition, in part because the word is often used in an intentionally open-ended way, as exemplified by phrases such as "eternal life", "artificial life", and "extraterrestrial life". In fact, WordNet identifies fourteen different senses of the word "life" and the Longman Web Dictionary enumerates thirty-five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MipScript Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 To me, the meaning of life is to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Ztrang, I especially like your answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTrang Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 ,Jun 15 2004, 23:33] The meaning of life is Gmail. It certainly seems so, given the tremendous size of our "Definitive Gmail queue" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 That is an easy answer if you're a Christian; to serve God, spread His Word and multiply (<- who can argue with that?). To me, the meaning of life is to explore. Good answer. I'll agree with that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Aziz Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 The meaning of life is trying to get one.. :D I solved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan.oneil Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 For that very reason, this is why I despise religion I need more of an answer than that, I cannot put my faith into something with no more of an explanation, than "because thats how it is". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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