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Thrill37 asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

What is the meaning of life?

This one gets asked a _lot_, but I think it's relevance persists.

And I'm not looking for the answer "42" either.

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  • AndyB
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Aw, but 42's such a simple answer to give.

    Think about it, how could we, as lowly humans, understand things like that, things completely beyond our understanding.

    As far as I am concerned we are here simply because evolution made us so that we could survive in this world, and thus the meaning is to keep our species going by reproducing.

    You can see why Douglas Adams resorted to using a number.

  • 1 decade ago

    Kigore Trout saw a similar question with the answer on a bathroom wall.

    "What is the purpose of Life?"

    " To be the eyes, ears, hands, and heart of the Creator of the Universe"

    Source(s): Breakfast of Champions- K. Vonnegut Jr.
  • 1 decade ago

    You should watch the educational film. Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. It thoroughly discusses the issue. It describes in detail the meaning of every stage in life from birth to death. Enjoy.

  • 1 decade ago

    The truth is that there is none. But 42 is a lot funnier.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Live

  • 1 decade ago

    Knowing, understanding, experiencing, perceiving, realising and if possible getting enlightened from the period you think as you strated existing till you realise you don't exist anymore.

  • 1 decade ago

    if you have to ask on yahoo then obviously you aren't very smart in the first place. it's an opinion, not an answer

  • 1 decade ago

    We know the meaning of life when we find our true love.Otherwise life is meaningless,no matter what we achieve.

  • 1 decade ago

    To carry out the objectives of your choice.

  • 1 decade ago

    Life is a disease, sexually transmitted and invariably fatal.

    Life is what that happens when you are busy doing other things.

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