What is the meaning of life?

Question

if you dont give me a good enough answer your a big bollox face

Answer 1

Ah, that old chestnut.
If people are going to persist in asking this, can we at least take a break from answering "42". It was funny in 1980.

Answer 2

Time to quote Shakespeare:

'To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
the way to dusty death: Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow a poor player
that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more. It is a tale
told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing'

Our foreknowledge of death makes our existences trivial, so the meaning of life is really that we must create the meaning, in spite of the fact that we know deep down that we are small and just a blip at the end of the day. We each are burdened with the need to build or find or do something that transcends our final ignominy.

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Answer 3

Well, I was going to answer this but don't want to be called a big bollox face, so I won't!

Answer 4

It all depends upon what you interpret as 'The meaning of life'

If for 'meaning' you mean 'reason' then the answer is quite simple.

It is beyond an elephant's intelligence and ability to write a classical symphony.

Similarly man is not sufficiently mentally advanced to comprehend why the universe or we should exist at all.

Man may make some progress in many things but given the explosion in world population man is already on a self-destruct path to extinction.

Nature however, has many means of limiting population growth. This is already evident in the famines and internecine warfare in Africa.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

There is no one meaning of life. If there was, then someone would be able to go and find it behind the bushes or just pull back a curtain and Behold!!!! Meaning is there.
Life is not like that. You get from it only that which you put in. There are individual meanings to each and every life. But there is no one total meaning to cover all of life in the vastness of the universe.

Answer 7

42

Answer 8

I think the meaning of life is....
working like a dog for 50 years then paying half your savings to the government because you can't get a pension, bringing up children if you have any and grabbing every bit of fun you can get your hands on and getting as drunk as possible just to have your memories when you die...
So to be honest the meaning of life... is what you make it.....not what someone tells you

Answer 9

The meaning of life is more like the purpose of life. During life you propagate to extend your gene line (kind of like living forever as ling as the DNA line isn't broken). The other purpose is while you are living you have to come to a belief as to what is going to happen to your soul after you are gone. This answer is different for everyone and is unique to you. There are no wrong answers.

Answer 10

There is a quantum energy inside you we call the soul, that is affected by everything you say, and do and think... So, the meaning of life has to do with the care and nurturing of your soul. You soul is nurtured by (1) seeking truth, knowledge, (2) practicing love and self sacrifice, and (3) relishing everything we find beautiful. Do this, and you will achieve enlightenment.