Meaning of life

[KingofallCosmos]

Well Goddamn if Monty Python didn't figure it out:



BUY A HAT!

THIS!...And 42 of course.

Maybe umbrellas? Seems everything is better with umbrellas.

 

[Chrishu]

Plastic, Thats the Meaning of Life. We were created to Make plastic

=P
Props to anyone who gets it.

Carlin though, according to him we're going to be posses out now that the earth has enough plastic.

 

[Cleo Cowdrey]

I'm sure i'll know the answer to this when i'm ready to die.

 

[M920CAIN]

The meaning of life is to cheat death as much as possible. Think of it as a video game with loading screens during sleepy time. You eventually finish the game, you might have enjoyed it, you might have not, it had its strengths and good moments, but it also had its flaws. Now do you wanna remember the good moments or the flaws & repetitive moments?

 

[Steve Butts]

even trees make the descision to grow towards the sun.

I don't really know where to start with that. A tree isn't choosing to obey the laws of its own biology anymore than you or I have to decide to absorb nutrients from the foods we eat. These are natural processes, not conscious decisions.

As far as the meaning goes, I agree that you have to discover that for yourself. I can't agree, however, with those who say that there is no meaning beyond our own perspective. To me, if the whole thing was fundamentally meaningless, then we, who are part of it all, would never suspect there could be a meaning. Both meaning and meaninglessness would be concepts without any value at all. That we can even question the possible existence of a meaning suggests, to me at least, that there is an answer.

 

[i don't know]

Oh man, aren't you lucky i saw this thread. i'll warn you, i am about to write paragraphs and paragraphs about this stuff so bare with me.

The universe has been bugging me lately. Thoughts about how the world started and why it started have leaked into my mind.

In the beggining the 'Big Bang' caused all matter in existence to be scattered into nothingness, creating the universe. Some of the space dust created then formed a nebula (a cloud of space dust usually many light years in diameter).
This nebula, over millions of years, clumped together to form a protostar (a small star with huge rings of sun dust orbiting around it).
The rings of dust orbiting the star eventually started to clump together and create planetoid's (smaller, not so smooth, planets). At this time there were over 1000 different planetoids orbiting our star.
Over the next 100 millions of years, the planets orbiting the sun crashed together and started to form bigger more round planets, which later formed the planets orbiting our sun today.

Our planet started off as a semi molten ball of iron, rock and water vapour. Somewhere along our history a mars sized planet crashed into our planet throwing off millions of tonnes of molten rock which, over millions of years, formed our moon.
As the planet cooled the watervapour in the air, and deep within the rock condensed to form shallow seas all across the globe.

That's how it started, why it started... I generally think of it as; everything is goverend by chaos as everything is born out of destruction, Therefore the reason why the universe was created is simply down to a chaotic series of events where the only possible outcome was what happened. This of the universe as a snooker table. When you hit the white ball with the cue it travels away from the cue, and depending on how you hit the ball there can only be one possible outcome.

Then thoughts of death have leaked in too. During these days I have understood that we are born to die, so what's the point of living

ah, a question i have pondered over many a day.
Yes i agree that our death is an inevitable end, and we shouldn't try to change the course of life, however it is not our purpose to die. While as a single human life may not be long enough to discover all the secrets of the universe, it is our job as life to play our part in the collonisation of the universe.

Life is defined as something that can make descisions, even trees make the descision to grow towards the sun. I personally believe that the next stage in life is to question those descisions. Questions are what seperates life from intelligent life. The next stage in life is using our knowledge to answer those questions and the questions that those answers create.

It is our job as an advanced species to understand the world around us and to cultivate and protect the life around us. as we have more technology and understanding that other animals, it is the least we can do for them to share our know how with them.

(I am not suicidal because I am afraid of the unknown)?

Xenophobia. We humans are generally xenophobic, it's a natural protection method that stops us venturing into dark tiger ridden forests at night, however it is not as useful in modern society. Everyone gets xenophobic, it's natural, and it's also usually what provokes our curiosity.

Death to me is 'perfection'. Now while that may sound kinda crazy, hear me out.
Perfection is not the state where nothing can be added, it is where nothing can be taken away. The reason why we fear death so much is becasue we would be losing the most valuabe thing to us, life, but when we are dead, we can have nothing taken away from us so we are at a state of absolute peace.
Death is not something to be afraid of, it's not something we should aim for, but instead of being a symbol of fear, it should be something that keeps us strong and willing to make the most of our lives and to fight for them.

[/Rant] =)

That last paragraph just solved all of my sleep problems but I still don't understand one thing. Why did the universe start? Why did it start at that specific time? I understand HOW now but the thing I was really worried about was why. Does this mean that there might be a spiritual being out there that grows backwards and forwards in time?

 

[Icaruss]

To live a life worth living.To leave behind a story worth telling.

 

[SeeIn2D]

I think George Carlin sums it up nicely...
[youtube]watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw

 

[SeeIn2D]

I think George Carlin sums it up nicely with his Planet Earth sketch.

 

[cthulhumythos]

'cause. we're alive because we're freaking sweet, that's why.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Why spend your life worry about death? The whole point is to experiences life to it fullest (having fun in you way) so you don't come to regret it when it time for you to depart from the earth.

 

[AntiChrist]

During these days I have understood that we are born to die, so what's the point of living [...]?

Short answer: You will never find out for sure.

If you can get up every morning facing the possibility that the world around you perhaps is without truth or meaning, and not cower in fear or insanity, then congrationlations - I dare say, that you possess a very enlightened mastery over your own existence.

The french waiter's got it aaaaallll figured out.

"It's not much of a philosophy, I know. Well... f*** you!! I can live my own life if I want to!"

Nice! I've always loved how offended the waiter looks at the end - priceless acting.

 

[i don't know]

If you knew the answer... you'd be God.

Seriously though, no person have ever know the answer to that question and people have been contemplating it for all of human history. I don't think you're going to get the answer on a video game website message board.

I was hoping for a logical estimate or theory, not a definite answer.

 

[Biodeamon]

Oh bloody hell...not these threads again.

either you've got the self-righteous life has a meaning blah blah blah, ultimate purpose blah, blah, blah or the depressing nihilists saying their is no meaning to life, life is something that should've have happened or the people who just say something corny and the meaning of life is to do/listen/play (insert item/thing here)...

me? the meaning of life is simple: pass on your gentic code.
anything else after that is up to you

 

[Twilight_guy]

If you knew the answer... you'd be God.

Seriously though, no person have ever know the answer to that question and people have been contemplating it for all of human history. I don't think you're going to get the answer on a video game website message board.

I was hoping for a logical estimate or theory, not a definite answer.

I can come up with a hypothesis easily. The meaning of life is to eat ten crabs and punch a shark. The meaning of life is to swim in the Arctic ocean. The meaning of life is to pile-drive a bus. They're silly, yes, but honestly no one knows even the first thing about a question as big as the meaning of our existence. We're completely blind and uninformed on the matter and have no way of applying logic to it. Any theory I offer or anyone offers is just going to be a silly uniformed thing. I mind as well tell you my thoughts on string theory or the origins of the universe for all the information I have them or the meaning of life. That's all I'm saying.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Oh gosh, he's getting existential again! Get out the super soaker!
(A COOKIE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE ONE WHO GETS THIS REFERENCE!)

That's XKCD, amirite? One of my favorite strips of it, to boot.

One cookie coming up! Now where did I leave that thing....Ah, here you are:

Spoiler: Aegix left a present! Inside, there is a cookie...

And here it is!

It's also one of my favourite XKCD strips.

 

[Cpu46]

Anyway, life is like a flash mob. Spending too long trying to figure out why it's happening is missing the point entirely.

I am committing this one to memory. It is the best analogy for this question.... of all time.

 

[Akytalusia]

the purpose of life is defined as all the actions and interactions in which you end up participating while you live.

 

[lacktheknack]

See: Religion.

I guess I'm left with nothing beyond 42.

 

[Hamish Durie]

well here it is the meaning of life (there is no meaing of life) little anitclimatic