What is the meaning of Life?

Answer 1

That is the million dollar question,no one can honestly say they know.

Answer 2

Meaning of life is not to find the meaning of life. It is rather to live life as it comes.

Answer 3

The meaning of life the universe and every thing is 42

Answer 4

A very promising idea about the purpose of life probably arised many years ago (it's a common statement that "biology debunked teleology a century ago"), although it has been further popularized recently. This "debunking" is said to have coincided with or resulted from advances in biological knowledge such as the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (i.e. the creation of the theory of natural selection). It is not unlikely however, that it was philosophized long before that teleology (perceived meaning or purpose) is an illusion that has no bearing on reality and that ultimately there is no objective purpose to anything.

The proposition follows basically like this: setting goals and finding potential goals in physical objects and abstract ideas is an instinct deeply seated in the primate mind, as it was a characteristic fashioned by natural selection; part of the evolution of humanity's ancestors. This instinct, which is the search for purpose (or "meaning") is often known as teleology. We, as human beings, are all innately teleological thinkers. Teleological thinking is useful in the natural (and modern) world, making it a favorable trait for species to have. However, when we use this instinct when thinking philosophically about life, the universe, and everything, it misfires and we come up with an unsolvable conundrum - one which doesn't really exist in the first place. Teleological instincts apply well to physical objects such as food (purpose: to eat) but fail when they are attempted to be applied to the more abstract, like subjective experience. The failure of teleology can be demonstrated not just with abstract concepts, but objects that serve no known utility to human beings. What, for example, is the purpose of an asteroid floating around light years outside of this galaxy? We can objectively explain the cause of things like space rocks, but we must conclude, if we are to embrace teleological thinking, that either a) far away asteroids have no purpose or b) purpose doesn't exist in objective reality.

The argument about teleological thinking as a result of natural selection is put forward in various books and articles. The best-selling author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins puts forward the explanation in his Discovery Science video The Big Question: why are we here?.

This explanation of our famous (or infamous) teleological conundrum is to many the most probable, satisfying, and ultimate answer we have attained for the problem of the meaning of life, especially since it is falsifiable and can be backed up with specific scientific evidence, such as neurological research, while it is already supported by general scientific evidence, such as the evidence for evolution.

Answer 5

Meaning of life emerges from Purposiveness. Live a purposive life. Avoid impertinent things always. Search for the best package as code of your life. Success and ultimate achievement along with temporary stop gap arrangements to adjust you with your immediate and ultimate problems is the core of the meaning of life.

Answer 6

What gives life meaning...is the meaning of life. To grow, change, discover and become more like the character of God.

Answer 7

Hello,

(ANS) Ahh!! Yes! the meaning of life? The paradox here is that people want someone or in someway to find the meaning of life. However the truth in reality is that there is No! meaning at all to life beyond what you yourself give it, or find in your life.

Sadly, the vast majority of ordinary people DONT want to face that fact, or cannot bear that truth, its far to scary or painful. This is why the vast majority of people need the comfort of religon or spirituality. That people turn to religon for the answers to things they dont understand or cannot face.

Look nobody else can give your life meaning, only you?

*Meaning only becomes clear in retrospect!! (these are the wisest words I've ever heard anyone say).

**the trueth of life is stranger than we ever expected it to turn out.

Best Regards
IR

Answer 8

The only possible meaning of Life is Death.

Answer 9

Everyone has a purpose in life, its only you that can decide what it is and the out come, you your self have to find life's meaning, it all depends on whats important to you, and I'm sure you'll find life's meaning:-)

Answer 10

There are only two certainties in life, we are born and we die. Whatever comes in the middle is our own doing or fate, depends what you believe.
I personally think the meaning of life is to make the most of what you have, love those around you and be happy cos without them we are nothing.

Answer 11

Life is what ever you want to make it so it is different for every individual. That question will always receive different answers. The meaning of life to me is live it to the full & be happy & make those you love happy.