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I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?

sounds like a cruel joke on the part of God.

I have no clue what the meaning of life is though, so yours sounds as good as any.

the meaning of life is to pass on genes and keep the species alive...

I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?Probably true for some people.

Me, I just don't believe there is any meaning to it at all.

Would that be considered a tautology?

Why do people assume that there is a meaning of life? The entire concept seems stupid to me.

Would that be considered a tautology?
yep.

didn't think of that....

never do until after the fact though....

An empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false.

makes sense.

Meaning has no life.

yep.

didn't think of that....

never do until after the fact though....

An empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false.

makes sense.

I think this is the first time I've correctly identified a tautology. *arm pumping*

The meaning of life is "Extra Crispy".

Well, either that or there is no meaning, and therefore we should all be hedonists. :D

I think this is the first time I've correctly identified a tautology. *arm pumping*
hey, I am surprised I recognized that word, I took logic in second grade and never again. haha.

hey, I am surprised I recognized that word, I took logic in second grade and never again. haha.

It's funny what we remember. I can sing a fairly long jingle for a brand of marmalade sold in the UK in the late 80s, but I sure as hell couldn't tell you where I misplaced my white skirt with a black flower pattern THAT I WILL NEED SOON FOR A BAR MITZVAH SO WHERE DID IT GO?!

I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?

Not even close.

Hint: the second letter is an "f".

Please try again.

It's funny what we remember. I can sing a fairly long jingle for a brand of marmalade sold in the UK in the late 80s, but I sure as hell couldn't tell you where I misplaced my white skirt with a black flower pattern THAT I WILL NEED SOON FOR A BAR MITZVAH SO WHERE DID IT GO?!
how come I never got invited to a Bar Mitzvah? I had jewish friends, ones who I had crushes on, ones who I would have loved to see speak hebrew in front of everyone *cries*

I got to go to a Bat Mitzvah once, it was so cool, made me want to convert just for the party. LOL

I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?

to survive and reproduce

There is no meaning to life. It's as simple as that.

The answer is 42.

the other day I found scrawled on a piece of paper on my bedroom floor "the meaning of life, is what you make your life mean" ... then again i was stoned when i wrote it, and its pretty much illegible so i might be reading it wrong.

The meaning of life is actually a complex math problem.

we start out with:
Pie=Yummy
and we must realize that Pie+Thomas=full stomach,
so thus Pie-Thomas=Sad

Ok, now that we have that in our heads lets look at this equation i just found out:

Sex+thomas=pie+thomas
yes somehow sex is filling to thomas' stomach...
anyways
Sex=pie

and that is, somehow, the meaning of life.

The answer is 42.

No, that's the answer to the great question of Life, the Universe and Everything. Not necessarily the meaning to life.


I must agree with Naliitr - Life is meaningless, it just is. Enjoy it while you can, and when it's over, that's all there is.

the other day I found scrawled on a piece of paper on my bedroom floor "the meaning of life, is what you make your life mean" ... then again i was stoned when i wrote it, and its pretty much illegible so i might be reading it wrong.
youre smart when youre stoned!

life has no meaning. it just IS.

but if you find something meaningful to do with your life, you will feel that it has meaning.

The meaning of life is "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."

(Source (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=life))

The point of life is to breed as much as physically possible, spreading your DNA as much as possible.

Of course if you're not a completely fecking moron you realize that's a dumb thing. Beyond that life has no meaning.

We are all shadows and dust! Shadows and dust! :)

[Large corporate boardroom filled with suited executives]
Exec #1: Item six on the agenda: "The Meaning of Life" Now uh, Harry, you've had some thoughts on this.
Exec #2: Yeah, I've had a team working on this over the past few weeks, and what we've come up with can be reduced to two fundamental concepts. One: People aren't wearing enough hats. Two: Matter is energy. In the universe there are many energy fields which we cannot normally perceive. Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person's soul. However, this "soul" does not exist ab initio as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
Exec #3: What was that about hats again?
Exec #2: Oh, Uh... people aren't wearing enough.
Exec #1: Is this true?
Exec #4: Certainly. Hat sales have increased but not pari passu, as our research...
Exec #3: [Interrupting] "Not wearing enough"? enough for what purpose?
Exec #5: Can I just ask, with reference to your second point, when you say souls don't develop because people become distracted...
[looking out window]
[...]

-From the authoritative movie

create-your-own-meaning, and barring that, have some rasberry-rhubarb pie.

I haven't been to a bar-mitzvah in ages. that sucks quite a bit.

I haven't been to a bar-mitzvah in ages. that sucks quite a bit.

I have never been to a bar-mitzvah. :(

Do I have to say it again?

http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/panthers/shadow-woods.jpg

The meaning of life. (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=life)

The meaning of life. (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=life)

That was my source. I should have said so, really.

That was my source. I should have said so, really.

Beat to it. Damn.

Why do people assume that there is a meaning of life? The entire concept seems stupid to me.
Last time we encountered you suggested that we would not get along. However, I am liking you already. What on earth (besides wishful thinking, and pop culture) indicates that life may have an obscure, esoteric, and inherent meaning? The idea is nonsense.

I would require a more specific question to answer such a question. What is it pecifically about which specific aspect of life that you don't understand?

I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?

Meaning of life:

Be born in fucked-up family
Go in fucked-up school
Have an fucked-up friends
Marry an ugly fucked-up bitch
Have two stupid, fat and lazy fucked-up brats
Work on fucked-up job that you hate
Drive old fucked-up car
Live in old fucked-up caravan
Die abandoned and fucked-up while you're pissing on yourself!

Meaning of Life Discovered!
Recent events have revolutionized philosophy concerning the meaning of life!
The sudden shock of epiphany has knocked out lines of communication and made complete information hard to come by. This is what we know today:

April 13, 2006 - Meaning of life discovered in a lab in Sweden by a Graduate Assistant monitoring a vial of urine.
April 27, 2006 - The meaning of life was revealed today at a Swedish Research Facility in Malmö. Swedes all over the country begin to purchase vast quantities of kittens and Vaseline.
Link (http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=574775)to article? No, I guess it wasn't...

Meaning of Life Discovered!
Recent events have revolutionized philosophy concerning the meaning of life!
The sudden shock of epiphany has knocked out lines of communication and made complete information hard to come by. This is what we know today:

April 13, 2006 - Meaning of life discovered in a lab in Sweden by a Graduate Assistant monitoring a vial of urine.
April 27, 2006 - The meaning of life was revealed today at a Swedish Research Facility in Malmö. Swedes all over the country begin to purchase vast quantities of kittens and Vaseline.

Why do they need kittens and vaseline for? OK Sweds are known to be big spender of vaseline (you know what i mean), bu what-da-hell do they need kittens for?

Before we discuss the meaning of life, I think we need to define our terms.

For instance... what is the meaning of "of"?

Would that be considered a tautology?

Not by me, it wouldn't. It makes perfect sense: so many people search so hard for the meaning of life, it may as well be hardwired into humans as a species. Thus, perhaps that search, its triumphs and sorrows, ups and downs, and (perhaps) its eventual conclusion (death?) is the meaning of life.

It's somewhat similar to saying that the journey is more important than the destination. Not exactly the same, though.

I know my way of saying it is self-reflexive, but I could'nt help it.

Why do they need kittens and vaseline for? OK Sweds are known to be big spender of vaseline (you know what i mean), bu what-da-hell do they need kittens for?
Do you really want to know? Really? (http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Kitten_huffing)
:p

I am the meaning of life

"What is the chief end of Man?"

"To gorify God and enjoy Him forever."

This is my response. Thank you, Westminster Divines!

"What is the chief end of Man?"

"To gorify God and enjoy Him forever."

This is my response. Thank you, Westminster Divines!
Takes a knife to God.

Hint: the second letter is an "f".

Sfucking? Afraid? Happiness with a silent never invited-to-the-Christmas-party F?

I have never been to a bar-mitzvah. :(
I have. It's actually kind of overrated.

Anyway, you'll first have to define "life", "meaning", "of", "the", and "what" before we can get any further. And make me a sandwich while you figure it out. And some almond tartelettes.

I think the meaning of life is to live.

The meaning of life? You live, you fuck, you try to merge your DNA with another, hopefully in a combination that will evolve the species, you die.

That's the stripped down non-romanticised version.

Meaning of life:

Be born in fucked-up family
Go in fucked-up school
Have an fucked-up friends
Marry an ugly fucked-up bitch
Have two stupid, fat and lazy fucked-up brats
Work on fucked-up job that you hate
Drive old fucked-up car
Live in old fucked-up caravan
Die abandoned and fucked-up while you're pissing on yourself!

I think the OP meant life in general, not life in America.

I think the OP meant life in general, not life in America.
/zing!/

I had a revelation the other day. I think the meaning of life is trying to find the meaning of life.

What do you think about this?

No, no, I already had this conversation with my proffesor. The conversation that leads to the meaning of life doesn't start with "I had a revelation," it starts with, "So, what do you think about female circumcision?" and ends with something about meaning being like a game of chess, and not like a jig-saw puzzle. In any case it was not nearly as exciting as bitching about the idiots we elect, so why bother?