Meaning of Life?

[Drazus]

I had an essay for school I did a few weeks ago on the meaning of life. It was about our opinions and such on the subject.

Well, now I'm wondering what others think about the meaning of life. I simply believe life has no meaning. If you think about it, it makes sense, cause that would give us a reason to give it meaning.

So, what do you think?

[AbstractOrigin]

Re: Meaning of Life?

Three things I think when it comes to the meaning of life:

Life is what you make it, **** happens and random stuff can happen.

[Jamos' Old Account]

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Blow stuff up, eat pie.

[Geno Blue]

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the meaning of life is communication..

[DarkwingChuck]

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Life's not a song. Life isn't bliss. Life is just this. It's living.
and
Life is just the stuff you do before it's your turn to die.

[neobi]

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The meaning of life is to find the meaning of life....which leads you into one massive loop until your head explodes fun eh?

[Funk]

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Life exists so there will be something to listen to the greatness that is Pink Floyd. Oh, and lasers. That's it.

[Red Dragon]

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1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.

2. the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, esp. metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.

3. the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one.

4. a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life.

5. the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that.

6. any specified period of animate existence: a man in middle life.

7. the period of existence, activity, or effectiveness of something inanimate, as a machine, lease, or play: The life of the car may be ten years.

8. a living being: Several lives were lost.

9. living things collectively: the hope of discovering life on other planets; insect life.

10. a particular aspect of existence: He enjoys an active physical life.

11. the course of existence or sum of experiences and actions that constitute a person's existence: His business has been his entire life.

12. a biography: a newly published life of Willa Cather.

13. animation; liveliness; spirit: a speech full of life.

14. resilience; elasticity.

15. the force that makes or keeps something alive; the vivifying or quickening principle: The life of the treaty has been an increase of mutual understanding and respect.

16. a mode or manner of existence, as in the world of affairs or society: So far her business life has not overlapped her social life.

17. the period or extent of authority, popularity, approval, etc.: the life of the committee; the life of a bestseller.

18. a prison sentence covering the remaining portion of the offender's animate existence: The judge gave him life.

19. anything or anyone considered to be as precious as life: She was his life.

20. a person or thing that enlivens: the life of the party.

21. effervescence or sparkle, as of wines.

22. pungency or strong, sharp flavor, as of substances when fresh or in good condition.

23. nature or any of the forms of nature as the model or subject of a work of art: drawn from life.

24. Baseball. another opportunity given to a batter to bat because of a misplay by a fielder.

25. (in English pool) one of a limited number of shots allowed a player: Each pool player has three lives at the beginning of the game.
–adjective 26. for or lasting a lifetime; lifelong: a life membership in a club; life imprisonment.

27. of or pertaining to animate existence: the life force; life functions.

28. working from nature or using a living model: a life drawing; a life class.
—Idioms29. as large as life, actually; indeed: There he stood, as large as life. Also, as big as life.

30. come to life, a. to recover consciousness.
b. to become animated and vigorous: The evening passed, but somehow the party never came to life.
c. to appear lifelike: The characters of the novel came to life on the screen.

31. for dear life, with desperate effort, energy, or speed: We ran for dear life, with the dogs at our heels. Also, for one's life.

32. for the life of one, as hard as one tries; even with the utmost effort: He can't understand it for the life of him.

33. get a life, to improve the quality of one's social and professional life: often used in the imperative to express impatience with someone's behavior.

34. not on your life, Informal. absolutely not; under no circumstances; by no means: Will I stand for such a thing? Not on your life!

35. take one's life in one's hands, to risk death knowingly: We were warned that we were taking our lives in our hands by going through that swampy area.

36. to the life, in perfect imitation; exactly: The portrait characterized him to the life.


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[Origin: bef. 900; ME lif(e); OE līf; c. D lijf, G Leib body, ON līf life, body; akin to live1]

ARGJHHGG TO MANY MEANINGS

[Valkysas]

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Life am yes.

[thetruecoolness]

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I thought we all agreed it was 42 and left it alone (waiting for someone to say it).
So the real question ... is the question.

Though seriously life only has the purpose you give to it, since I'm pretty sure know one really knows the origin behind life. For all we know we could be the imagination of some other being, nothingness, God's creation, gods, infinite beings taking a vacation in a finite world. All perfectly valid, none really refutable (assuming complete relativity, and no one knows the answer).

So in summary, the purpose of life is living. Just living, nothing else. Any extra stuff is just purpose you give to your life to make it seem better than it is, or sometimes worse than it is. Life is just life nothing else. Kind of like reality, but that's a discussion best left to a philosophy class, as questioning reality, while interesting is hardly ever useful, except to explore the very likely possiblity there are no absolutes.

And though there may be no wrong answer, I'm pretty sure this one isn't it
"Baseball. another opportunity given to a batter to bat because of a misplay by a fielder."
Man some of those are dumb.

[Crimson Knight]

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Life am yes.

I agree with this mostly.

Instead of the above question, one should be asking themselves...

"What would you do if you knew the meaning of life?"

[TechStorm]

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My current meaning of life is to play Twilight Princess. But that'll change once Ganon is defeated.

[DarkwingChuck]

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So in summary, the purpose of life is living. Just living, nothing else.

I said that, plus it was a Buffy quote and it rhymed so I win.

[Manyak]

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Pretty much you live and then do **** to keep yourself occupied and then you die and are dead.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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Life has no meaning. We just live it.