Chris L
06-24-07, 03:48 AM
Just wondering. I figure here is as good a place to ask as anywhere else.
Foo - What is the meaning of life?
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06-24-07, 04:09 AM
Life is just what it is... Any meaning you get out of it is up to you!
Johnny_Monkey
06-24-07, 04:11 AM
To breed and protect our genes.
Chris L
06-24-07, 04:14 AM
To breed and protect our genes.
Oh well, that's me just about screwed then. Breeding is one thing definitely not among my life's objectives.
Meaninglessness is kind of liberating, really. :)
Oh well, that's me just about screwed then. Breeding is one thing definitely not among my life's objectives.
Meaninglessness is kind of liberating, really. :)
Zinn-X
06-24-07, 04:16 AM
His wife had left him long ago for someone without skin.
And now he placed the mirror and he saw a double chin.
He was having trouble and he'd had it for awhile.
His doctor died a year ago. She was his only child.
And now he placed the mirror and he saw a double chin.
He was having trouble and he'd had it for awhile.
His doctor died a year ago. She was his only child.
DannoXYZ
06-24-07, 04:18 AM
To breed and protect our genes.Some may say that's the purpose of life... but meaning is subjective and up for interpretation?
EXCALIBUR
06-24-07, 04:19 AM
"Vanquish your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women." - Conan The Barbarian
Zinn-X
06-24-07, 04:21 AM
"Vanquish your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women." - Conan The Barbarian
^^ LOL this man wins the thread!
^^ LOL this man wins the thread!
Stacey
06-24-07, 04:24 AM
Whoever dies with the most toys wins.
enzed
06-24-07, 04:41 AM
'Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.'
Monty Python's - The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's - The Meaning of Life
enzed
06-24-07, 04:45 AM
The Galaxy Song - More from "Monty Python"
Whenever life gets you down, Mrs Brown, and things seem hard or tough,
And people are stupid, obnoxious, or daft, and you feel that you've had quite enou-huh-huh-huh-huh-hooooooough...
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, revolving at 900 miles an hour.
It's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned, The Sun, which is the source of all our power.
The Sun, and you and me, and all the stars that you can see, are moving at a million miles a day
In the outer-spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour, of the Galaxy we call "The Milky Way".
Our Galaxy itself contains a hundred-billion stars, it's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle, 16,000 light years thick, but out by us, it's just 3,000 light years wide.
We're 30,000 light years from Galactic Central Point, we go round every 200 million years,
And our Galaxy is only one of millions of billions in the amazing and expanding universe!
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding in all of the directions it can whizz,
As fast as it can go, the speed of light, you know, 12 million miles a minute and that's the fastest speed there is,
So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure, how amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!
Whenever life gets you down, Mrs Brown, and things seem hard or tough,
And people are stupid, obnoxious, or daft, and you feel that you've had quite enou-huh-huh-huh-huh-hooooooough...
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, revolving at 900 miles an hour.
It's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned, The Sun, which is the source of all our power.
The Sun, and you and me, and all the stars that you can see, are moving at a million miles a day
In the outer-spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour, of the Galaxy we call "The Milky Way".
Our Galaxy itself contains a hundred-billion stars, it's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle, 16,000 light years thick, but out by us, it's just 3,000 light years wide.
We're 30,000 light years from Galactic Central Point, we go round every 200 million years,
And our Galaxy is only one of millions of billions in the amazing and expanding universe!
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding in all of the directions it can whizz,
As fast as it can go, the speed of light, you know, 12 million miles a minute and that's the fastest speed there is,
So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure, how amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!
EXCALIBUR
06-24-07, 04:53 AM
^^ LOL this man wins the thread!"Thank you. Thank you very much." - Elvis Presley
pedalMonger
06-24-07, 04:57 AM
I thought this was all settled in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
pedalMonger
06-24-07, 05:03 AM
Then, there is the question...
Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
http://www.simulation-argument.com/ :eek:
Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
http://www.simulation-argument.com/ :eek:
Chris L
06-24-07, 05:05 AM
I thought this was all settled in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
Yes, the answer is forty-two, but without knowing the actual question, one cannot hope to understand the meaning of the answer.
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
Yes, the answer is forty-two, but without knowing the actual question, one cannot hope to understand the meaning of the answer.
VegaVixen
06-24-07, 05:07 AM
Life is just what it is... Any meaning you get out of it is up to you!
+1000
+1000
TomatoSue
06-24-07, 05:16 AM
Whoever dies with the most toys wins.
Whoever dies with the most toys, dies anyway:rolleyes:
Whoever dies with the most toys, dies anyway:rolleyes:
Siu Blue Wind
06-24-07, 06:53 AM
The opposite of death.
KingTermite
06-24-07, 07:58 AM
I thought this was all settled in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
Yes, the answer is forty-two, but without knowing the actual question, one cannot hope to understand the meaning of the answer.
Exactly. The answer is 42. If you disagree, then you obviously don't truly understand the question.
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything)
Yes, the answer is forty-two, but without knowing the actual question, one cannot hope to understand the meaning of the answer.
Exactly. The answer is 42. If you disagree, then you obviously don't truly understand the question.
HigherGround
06-24-07, 08:03 AM
Whoever dies with the most toys wins.
Perhaps, but the person with all the batteries is sitting around the corner snickering quietly.
Perhaps, but the person with all the batteries is sitting around the corner snickering quietly.
Stacey
06-24-07, 08:07 AM
:roflmao:
Nicodemus
06-24-07, 08:13 AM
What is the meaning of life?
To live.
To live.
polara426sh
06-24-07, 08:31 AM
To be happy. That's all that anyone ever really wants, it's just that they find it in different places.
wfin2004
06-24-07, 09:08 AM
To be the best Husband/parent/friend/worker/etc I can be.
doglhunt
06-24-07, 09:30 AM
The meaning of life? I don't know, but I believe it involves good cheese.
Thomas4321
06-24-07, 09:39 AM
pie
crtreedude
06-24-07, 09:45 AM
What is the meaning of life? How about "How do I bring meaning to my life?"
It is a bit different. To me the second is to put more back in than I took out so that it will be better that I was here than if I had not been. If everyone had that attitude the world would be an incredible place.
It is a bit different. To me the second is to put more back in than I took out so that it will be better that I was here than if I had not been. If everyone had that attitude the world would be an incredible place.
x136
06-24-07, 09:50 AM
Life needn't have any inherent meaning. It just is.
It's just a mass of neurons, axons, dendrites, electrical impulses and all of that fun stuff working together in what just happens to form our consciousness, giving us control over a lump of matter known as our bodies for a few decades. Once the brain can no longer hold itself together functionally, the delicate balance of consciousness is gone, and we are once again a lump of (now slowly dissipating) matter.
It's up to you to derive meaning from your life, or not. The universe doesn't really care one way or another. So have fun with it. :)
It's just a mass of neurons, axons, dendrites, electrical impulses and all of that fun stuff working together in what just happens to form our consciousness, giving us control over a lump of matter known as our bodies for a few decades. Once the brain can no longer hold itself together functionally, the delicate balance of consciousness is gone, and we are once again a lump of (now slowly dissipating) matter.
It's up to you to derive meaning from your life, or not. The universe doesn't really care one way or another. So have fun with it. :)
Maelstrom
06-24-07, 10:20 AM
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger....
Simply put, progression.
Simply put, progression.
boyze
06-24-07, 10:24 AM
There's no meaning other than the daily ride or whatever your comfort zone is. The human species is a mere blip on the galactic scale. In roughly 3.5B years the sun dies. Long before that our species will be extinct replaced by millions of others that will also become extinct. We happen to have a brain that has enough time to left over between procreating, eating, sleeping and exerting our dominance over each other and the other species to think about our existence.
crtreedude
06-24-07, 10:26 AM
But generally not to have a lot of good quality thoughts about it... :rolleyes:
Portis
06-24-07, 10:33 AM
http://www.ericweisstein.com/images/meaning-of-life.jpg
PATH
06-24-07, 11:03 AM
It means what you want it to mean. Rather subjective don't you think? There are six billion some odd meanings on the planet. Any other easy questions?
KingTermite
06-24-07, 02:17 PM
The Meaning Of Life
The Ceiling Is Low, The Floor Is High.
My Love For Life, I Cannot Deny.
The Spindles Spin Is Is Their Job.
And In The Lake The Bobbers Bob.
The Meaning Of Life Has Not Been Found.
For If It Had We'd All Be Drowned.
Preachers Preach Of The Lord Above.
Our Only Truth Is His Love.
The Ball Is In The Air And Will Not Come Down.
The Meaning Of Life Is In The Face Of A Clown.
This Rhyme May Confuse With Its Odd Natured Course.
But Do Not Fret, It Gets Worse.
If Your Shoes Had Holes, Would Your Socks Be Perturbed.
The Thought Of This Has Me Deeply Disturbed.
If Your Life Was Long And Your Heart Was Full.
At The Very Last Moment Would You Break The Rule.
The Score Was Close, Who Won The Game?
A Point Here, A Point There, It All Looks The Same!
A Rectangle Is Round, A Circle Is Square.
Did You Know A Wig Has No Hair?
The Meaning Of Life Is A Strange Embark.
You Hear A Glimpse In A Dog's Bark.
I See The Band's Music, I Hear Their Bright Clothes.
If You Think Hard Enough, Your Columns Become Rows.
Hunter Gatherer--classic Man.
And I Still Am For My Life's Span.
My Wife Does Love Me, This I Know.
Because My Conscience Tells Me So.
If My Mind And Heart Did Not Agree.
I'd Make Alliegence With The Sea.
Memoreis From Yesteryear,
Question Our Existence Here.
When I Came Out Of Mamma's Womb,
The World I Saw Became My Tomb.
I Do Not Fully Understand.
The Meaning Of Life Is A Rubber Band.
If You Sit Behind A Sail,
Use The Bucket But Do Not Bail.
Time Is Short, Time Is Long.
Time Is Changing, But Never Gone.
When You're Mad, Don't Raise Your Fist.
Comb Your Hair, You Have A Twist.
You're Daddy Told You To Cut The Grass.
Be Careful Not To Dance On Glass?
When Dogs Meow, And Kittens Bark.
Noah, Again, Will Build An Ark.
In This Piece Of Art, I Digress.
But Do You Think It's Meaningless.
If This Poem Has Confused, Then I Will Explain.
The Meaning Of Life Can Be Found In The Unreachable Plane.
Dramatic, Yes, That May Be.
But You've Not Heard The End Of Me.
For If This Rhyme, You've Understood.
You're Mental State Does Not Look Good.
The Ceiling Is Low, The Floor Is High.
My Love For Life, I Cannot Deny.
The Spindles Spin Is Is Their Job.
And In The Lake The Bobbers Bob.
The Meaning Of Life Has Not Been Found.
For If It Had We'd All Be Drowned.
Preachers Preach Of The Lord Above.
Our Only Truth Is His Love.
The Ball Is In The Air And Will Not Come Down.
The Meaning Of Life Is In The Face Of A Clown.
This Rhyme May Confuse With Its Odd Natured Course.
But Do Not Fret, It Gets Worse.
If Your Shoes Had Holes, Would Your Socks Be Perturbed.
The Thought Of This Has Me Deeply Disturbed.
If Your Life Was Long And Your Heart Was Full.
At The Very Last Moment Would You Break The Rule.
The Score Was Close, Who Won The Game?
A Point Here, A Point There, It All Looks The Same!
A Rectangle Is Round, A Circle Is Square.
Did You Know A Wig Has No Hair?
The Meaning Of Life Is A Strange Embark.
You Hear A Glimpse In A Dog's Bark.
I See The Band's Music, I Hear Their Bright Clothes.
If You Think Hard Enough, Your Columns Become Rows.
Hunter Gatherer--classic Man.
And I Still Am For My Life's Span.
My Wife Does Love Me, This I Know.
Because My Conscience Tells Me So.
If My Mind And Heart Did Not Agree.
I'd Make Alliegence With The Sea.
Memoreis From Yesteryear,
Question Our Existence Here.
When I Came Out Of Mamma's Womb,
The World I Saw Became My Tomb.
I Do Not Fully Understand.
The Meaning Of Life Is A Rubber Band.
If You Sit Behind A Sail,
Use The Bucket But Do Not Bail.
Time Is Short, Time Is Long.
Time Is Changing, But Never Gone.
When You're Mad, Don't Raise Your Fist.
Comb Your Hair, You Have A Twist.
You're Daddy Told You To Cut The Grass.
Be Careful Not To Dance On Glass?
When Dogs Meow, And Kittens Bark.
Noah, Again, Will Build An Ark.
In This Piece Of Art, I Digress.
But Do You Think It's Meaningless.
If This Poem Has Confused, Then I Will Explain.
The Meaning Of Life Can Be Found In The Unreachable Plane.
Dramatic, Yes, That May Be.
But You've Not Heard The End Of Me.
For If This Rhyme, You've Understood.
You're Mental State Does Not Look Good.
Nicodemus
06-24-07, 03:08 PM
The meaning of life? I don't know, but I believe it involves good cheese.
+ 8 squillion
+ 8 squillion
CdCf
06-24-07, 03:58 PM
To breed and protect our genes.
+1
Another Dawkins disciple, eh? :)
+1
Another Dawkins disciple, eh? :)
crtreedude
06-24-07, 04:02 PM
I only think you should protect your jeans if they are a particularly good fitting pair.... wait, you meant genes?!
HigherGround
06-24-07, 04:14 PM
+1
Another Dawkins disciple, eh? :)
Or Magic Johnson.
Hmm, I just noticed the pun with his name.
Another Dawkins disciple, eh? :)
Or Magic Johnson.
Hmm, I just noticed the pun with his name.
Cyclaholic
09-03-07, 11:29 PM
Life is nothing but the inevitable consequence of chemical complexity, so what makes you think that it has any inherent meaning?
lauren
09-03-07, 11:37 PM
Perhaps, but the person with all the batteries is sitting around the corner snickering quietly.
And that is why you must buy internal combustion engine powered toys. ;)
I have 3 1/2 motorcycles
The boyfriend has 4 1/2 motorcycles and 2 of those 4 wheeled things.
Considering our ages, I think we stand a pretty good chance of winning. My only concern is the "house divided" problem. We both bleed green, but I'm a neon lime and he's a british racing green. :p
And that is why you must buy internal combustion engine powered toys. ;)
I have 3 1/2 motorcycles
The boyfriend has 4 1/2 motorcycles and 2 of those 4 wheeled things.
Considering our ages, I think we stand a pretty good chance of winning. My only concern is the "house divided" problem. We both bleed green, but I'm a neon lime and he's a british racing green. :p
Ken B.
09-04-07, 07:08 AM
Then, there is the question...
Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
http://www.simulation-argument.com/ :eek:
No, but you are and I'm the programmer. So be careful what you say to me if you don't want to have, shall we say a non-maskable interrupt if you get my drift.
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
http://www.simulation-argument.com/ :eek:
No, but you are and I'm the programmer. So be careful what you say to me if you don't want to have, shall we say a non-maskable interrupt if you get my drift.
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Tappets
09-04-07, 10:30 AM
the meaning of life?
LOL!
the joke is on all of us.
LOL!
the joke is on all of us.
G-Whacker
09-04-07, 10:32 AM
To faithfully serve the robot overlords.
perhaps I've said too much
perhaps I've said too much
ModoVincere
09-04-07, 10:37 AM
To explore strange new worlds,
To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To boldly go where no man has gone before
To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To boldly go where no man has gone before
CdCf
09-04-07, 11:14 AM
To explore strange new worlds,
To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To baldly go where no man has gone before
Corrected your error... :D
http://www.homestead.com/grahamsrealm/files/picard.jpg
To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To baldly go where no man has gone before
Corrected your error... :D
http://www.homestead.com/grahamsrealm/files/picard.jpg
ModoVincere
09-04-07, 11:15 AM
Corrected your error... :D
http://www.homestead.com/grahamsrealm/files/picard.jpg
[Best William Shatner]
Captain James. T. Kirk was...not...bald.
[/Best William Shatner]
http://www.homestead.com/grahamsrealm/files/picard.jpg
[Best William Shatner]
Captain James. T. Kirk was...not...bald.
[/Best William Shatner]
wfin2004
09-04-07, 06:50 PM
The meaning of Life-
To Live Life to the Fullest.
wfin
To Live Life to the Fullest.
wfin
Gurgus
09-04-07, 07:01 PM
I always thought it was all about Entropy. Watching everything slowly(and inevitably) go to peices. That might be a little depressing, however. Now that I've got kids, I think its about watching them grow up and the dudes that they are becoming. Shortly put, I have no friggin idea and I kinda like it that way. Seriously, if we figured it out, what the hell would we ponder then? Its like that story "The last question."
http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
Alfster
09-04-07, 07:02 PM
The meaning of life is to ... find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Once you have, you're done! Watch out for the Leprechauns though. They have a blow darts at their disposal.
koine2002
09-04-07, 07:05 PM
Whoever dies with the most toys wins.
Yet he's still dead! In the end, he's no better off than you or me for having more toys.
Yet he's still dead! In the end, he's no better off than you or me for having more toys.