what is the meaning of life?
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All I know for sure is that Mikey likes it.....
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The meaning of life. It seems to be such a broad and unanswerable subject. But it's as simple as one scripture in the Bible.\nThis is found Ecclesiastes 12:13.\nSolomon was wise and extremely wealthy. He had it all and did it all, and that scripture is his comment on what the meaning of his life had come to be.\n\nFear God. Obey God's commandments*\nThat is my reason for living...getting to know God and his commandments, developing a wholesome fear of him (fear of displeasing him).\n\n*not just the 10 Commandments...the best way for us to obey His commandments is to examine how Jesus led his life and do our best to immitate that, as well as follow his council.
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I hope.\nIve been asking myself this but I can never find the answer.\nI hope life has a meaning because then what would the point be?
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No one can honestly answer this question for you. No one knows the meaning of life but I learned that you only have one chance in life and that you should make the most of it.
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For the Monty Python film see The Meaning of Life\nThe philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inherent in the word "meaning", which opens the question to many interpretations, such as: "What is the origin of life?", "What is the nature of life (and of the universe in which we live)?", "What is the significance of life?", "What is valuable in life?", and "What is the purpose of, or in, (one's) life?". These questions have resulted in a wide range of competing answers and arguments, from scientific theories, to philosophical, theological, and spiritual explanations.\n\nBottom line for me is that we are here and we should do the best that we can with whatever choices we make, the roads we travel and the experiences we are given.  While I believe in God, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS what any of this means, until they pass on.  There hasn't been any one who has died and come back to tell us all about it, so we won't know until we go there ourselves.
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To me, the meaning of life is to be happy and to do the right thing. I don't think that anybody should read something about how to live their own lives. Live your life the best way that you can and that's the only way that you can do it. My father died three days ago and now, I want to live my life to the fullest so it doesn't seem like I wasted it.
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life. To give life. I think thats the meaning of life or whatever is most important to you thats the meaning of life to you.
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because we have to.  Its part of life...In my personal opinion, the meaning of life is find happiness.  Nothing is better than love, NOTHING.  However, love being as great as it is, also hurts the most when it fails.  Im not sure if true love exists, but its worth looking for.  If you havent loved, then you havent lived.
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there is no point. but i'll try to blind link you anyways http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meaning_of_life
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the meaning of life is to ponder the meaning of life.  The catch is if we ever find out the meaning of life all life will end and be replaced by something even more complicated.
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i think the meaning of life is to find out about yourself and other people, and learn from your experiences to grow and mature as a human being.  it is why you wake up every day in the morning, instead of sleeping.  it is why you go to work, to make a difference in some one else's life....
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CHEESE!\n\nOr if you want a more philisophical answer:\n\n"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves. Some people believe that the meaning of life is:\n\n...to accumulate wealth \n...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context \n...to advance natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race \n...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future human \n...to be without question, or to keep asking questions \n...to become God, or God-like \n...to compete or co-operate with others \n...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me") \n...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance \n...to die, or become a martyr \n...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. God) \n...to express compassion \n...to find inner peace \n...to gain and exercise power \n...to give and receive love \n...to give life meaning (an example of antimetabole) \n...to learn and find enlightenment \n...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book \n...to live in peace with each other, and in harmony with our natural environment (see utopia) \n...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction \n...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity) \n...to pursue a dream, vision, or destiny \n...to relate, connect, or achieve unity with others \n...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life \n...to seek and find beauty \n...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally, financially, or spiritually \n...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate \n...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom \n...to serve others, or do good deeds \n...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose, existence has no meaning beyond which one chooses to give it) \n...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means (see life extension) \n...to try to understand the meaning of life \n...to work for justice and democracy \n...to worship, serve, or achieve union with God \n...or some combination of the above
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What is the meaning of life? The question itself contains a word that is a misnomer. The word "life" should actually read "death" since this existence that we all like to call "life" is really "death." We all reside in the world of the dead, in "Hades" or "Hell," if you will. And of course, the dead know nothing, hence the reason we're continually asking "What is the meaning of life?" Since we're also inquiring of the dead, we get no sure replies.\n\nThose receiving the gift of life and resurrected will no longer have to ask "What is the meaning of life?" Being alive, they also have knowledge and the answer to the question before it's even asked.
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There is NO meaning of life. \n\nThis is a tipycal 'human' question, with a religious, metaphysical or morale sign. \n\nlet's take, for example, the answers given until now: \n\n- "The meaning of life is to be able to say at the end that the world is better off for your having been part of it."\nHow do define "better"??? Do you think some presidents don't think they are doing all they can to make this world a better (safer) place? Even when these people are destroying the planet, they believe, based on their values, they are doing something good (well, it is definitely good for their vice-presidents, but that's another story). Also, who do you think you are to determine if the world is a better place just because you passed by it? Our lives (average 75 years) are less than a second if put into perspective with the Earth's age... we are less relevant than a mosquito (individually, because as a group, humans are going to destroy the planet, which is also irrelevant, because there's no 'superior' being that would care about humans disappearing --as nobody cared when the dodos (a bird) disappeared).\n\n- "Well with most species it is to live to reproduce and continue your species... But I don't think that's what God has in mind." \nOf course this answer is ironical (good) when mentioning god, but also establishes that the meaning of life is to reproduce... While you can find a lot of pleasure in the process, defining it as the "meaning" shows you have the intention of finding a "plan" or a "mission"... and I think this is a metaphysical approach. But I tend to find the fight for food and reproduction as the main motors of everything that is alive (not the meaning of life, though).\n\n- "in a religious way, to pray for God..."\nNo comments. Obviously a human/intellectual/metaphysical approach to the question. God is an intellectual invention of men. \n\nsince men are conscious animals, they have the magical thinking that there must be a reason to be here. There is no 'reason'. If you think there is one, you would be accepting that there is a 'meaning', and then you would be having a religious position.\n\n- best answer for me: 42. This was Monty Python, right? hillarious!\n\nwhat do I know?
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http://www.answers.com/topic/meaning-of-life?method=22\n\n\nWhat is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives. Some people believe that the meaning of life is one or more of the following:\n\nSurvival and temporal success\n\n...to accumulate wealth and increase social status \n...to compete or co-operate with others \n...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance \n...to protect one's family, no matter the cost \n...to gain and exercise power \n...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book \n...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction \n...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally or financially \n...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate \n...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means (see life extension) \nWisdom and knowledge\n\n...to be without question, or to keep asking questions \n...to explore, to expand beyond our frontiers \n...to learn from one's own and others' mistakes \n...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom \n...to try to discover and understand the meaning of life \n...to experience anything if not something in this world \nEthical\n\n...to express compassion \n...to live in peace with each other, and in harmony with our natural environment (see utopia) \n...to give and receive love \n...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life \n...to serve others, or do good deeds \n...to work for justice and democracy \nReligious, spiritual and esoteric\n\n...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context \n...to achieve enlightenment and inner peace \n...to become God, or God-like \n...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. God) \n...to follow the "Golden Rule" \n...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity) \n...to reach Heaven in the afterlife \n...to understand and follow the "Word of God" \n...to worship, serve, or achieve union with God \nOther\n\n...to advance natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race \n...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future human \n...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me") \n...to die, or become a martyr \n...to find a purpose, a "reason" for living that hopefully raises the quality of one's experience of life, or even life in general \n...to live, and enjoy the passage of time \n...to protect humanity, or more generally the environment \n...to pursue a dream, vision, or destiny \n...to relate, connect, or achieve unity with others \n...to seek and find beauty \n...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose) \n...still some do not even think there is any purpose whatsoever
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what's the real meaning of life?
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What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives. Some people believe that the meaning of life is one or more of the following:\n\nSurvival and temporal success\n\n...to accumulate wealth and increase social status \n...to compete or co-operate with others \n...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance \n...to protect one's family, no matter the cost \n...to gain and exercise power \n...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book \n...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction \n...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally or financially \n...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate \n...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means (see life extension) \nWisdom and knowledge\n\n...to be without question, or to keep asking questions \n...to explore, to expand beyond our frontiers \n...to learn from one's own and others' mistakes \n...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom \n...to try to discover and understand the meaning of life \n...to experience anything if not something in this world \nEthical\n\n...to express compassion \n...to live in peace with each other, and in harmony with our natural environment (see utopia) \n...to give and receive love \n...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life \n...to serve others, or do good deeds \n...to work for justice and democracy \nReligious, spiritual and esoteric\n\n...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context \n...to achieve enlightenment and inner peace \n...to become God, or God-like \n...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. God) \n...to follow the "Golden Rule" \n...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity) \n...to reach Heaven in the afterlife \n...to understand and follow the "Word of God" \n...to worship, serve, or achieve union with God \nOther\n\n...to advance natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race \n...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future human \n...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me") \n...to die, or become a martyr \n...to find a purpose, a "reason" for living that hopefully raises the quality of one's experience of life, or even life in general \n...to live, and enjoy the passage of time \n...to protect humanity, or more generally the environment \n...to pursue a dream, vision, or destiny \n...to relate, connect, or achieve unity with others \n...to seek and find beauty \n...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose) \n...still some do not even think there is any purpose whatsoever