What is the meaning of life?

Question

I just want to know what your views are on this question

Answer 1

Most of life's questions can be answered by watching Monty Python

This is from their movie The Meaning of Life: "Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, 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."

Answer 2

80% of humanity, the religious folks, don't need to ask the meaning of life, the church tells them....the supernatural explanation. But the rest of us can't swallow religious dogma, because there's no evidence. Nobody can prove that there life after death, that people are tortured or rewarded after life or that there's invisible spirits running around.

I've come to two conclusions recently:

1. Life has no meaning
2. Life has a million meanings.

First, there's a certainty that death and annihilation awaits not only you, but the Earth in general. It's an astonomical certainty that our sun will supernova and leave the earth a burnt crisp, not to mention all the other extinction level events around the corner.

Second, the million things that give us meaning are the pleasurable experiences we can conjure up during the short period we are here on the earth, in the form of the relationships we have with our kids and other people, and the 'housekeeping' types of purposes. What i mean by that are the curing disease, ending hunger, improving literacy, reducing crime, preventing war, helping other kinds of things.

So the bottom line is, we only have a temporary meaning to life, to reduce pain and increase pleasure, other than that everything is lost to oblivion.


To be or not to be? "To be" is temporary and "not to be" is inevitable.....

Answer 3

The meaning of life is to do something good to someone else, because life sucks for everyone in some way and if you help someone out you make life a better place.

Answer 4

The meaning of life is to realize the fact that we are a part of the huge universe and our coexistence with other beings(terrestrial and extra terrestrial). That point in time when we realize the fact the meaning of life is understood within ourselves we become more vibrant and feel the need to prolong this feeling as much and possible.

Answer 5

Life. What is the Meaning of Life? Life....Life....Life. People have so many opinions on this. But here is mine:

Life is not just breathing and spending your days. It is not waiting for death. Life is not about regret.
Life is about living. And when I say living I do not mean just breathing and walking and talking. I mean living.


I mean yelling across a mountain top just to hear words echo back to you.
I mean spreading your arms, getting bare feet, and dancing in the rain.
I mean sitting at a horizon and watching a sunset and letting all your days worries just dive away with that sun.
I mean singing at the top of your lungs without worrying if you sound good or bad.
I mean just running at full speed just 'cause.
I mean giving a destitute even a penny just to see a smile on their face.
I mean putting a big inspirational grin from your heart on your face even through moments of depression.
I mean putting a smile on those faces that are filled with sadness or wet with tears.

So, my friend, what is life? Life is simply living. But living for this world. There is so much sadness, melancholy, hate, sorrow, pain, and agony in this world. It wouldn't hurt to just get up in the morning and put a smile on your face. And think....that today...today...I'll live for this world. Today I'll dance in the rain just 'cause. Today I'll sing in a crowd just 'cause. Today I'll say hello to everyone I see just 'cause. Just 'cause there is enough sadness in this world...and maybe, just maybe, if I can put a smile on my face and cheer someone else up...AKA live for this world....maybe, just maybe, There will be some...a little bit of less sadness and melancholy in this world. Maybe...Just Maybe.

There you go, that's my opinion. Life is living for this world and without a reason. Just living for this world....just 'cause. Just cause you want to lessen that sadness that weighs this world down.

Answer 6

I have been brought up in Catholic faith so the meaning of life I've been taught is to know God and love him but I've never thought too much on the meaning of life until now.

Answer 7

The meaning of life is what you make it up to be

Answer 8

Life is but a walking shadow. A poor player who 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, and signifing nothing.. Wm. Shakepeare

Answer 9

There is none. But that shouldn't bother you. Just be nice. Have a good time. Make good memories. Enjoy the playground. Make a lot of good friends. etc...
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yeah... like the monty python guy says. Great stuff!

Answer 10

I think that life has loads of different meanings! Everybody is born to do something in life and I think we should just do what we are born to do. :-)
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