Well the only meaning of life I think comes from a joke.

God managed to create the earth, sea, night and day and so on. So the next task was to build some animals.

So first, he made a dog. And he told the dog:

"Guard the holy temple and bark at any evil being who goes near it. For doing that, I shall you give you a life span of twenty years."

"Gee," The dog said. "I might get a really sore throat if I bark for twenty years. I'll tell you what. If I do the job, I'll give you ten years of my life span."

God agreed and so the deal was made.

Next he made a monkey. And he said to the monkey:

"Perform tricks and make everyone laugh. For doing that, I'll give you a life span of twenty years."

"Well I'd be pretty exhausted if I performed for that long." The monkey said. "If I give you ten years of my life span, then I'll do it."

So again, God agreed and it was done.

After that, he made the cow. And he told the cow:

"To suffer and graze on the grass under the hot burning sun and work to give milk to the farmers until you are slaughtered for your meat. For that, I shall give you a life span of sixty years."

"Well I don't know." The cow said. "I don't think I can keep it up for that long. I'll make a deal with you. If I give you forty years of my life span the I shall do it."

So God decided to grant that request to the cow and the deal was made.

Finally, God made man. And this is what he said to him.

"Eat, sleep and have fun. For that, I shall give you a life span of twenty years."

The man thought about it until he said to God:

"Hang on. I would have that long to live." He said. "I know! Why don't you give me the rest of the years you took off that dog, monkey and cow. And then I shall do it."

God thought about this for a while until he finally made his decision.

"Alright. I shall give you those years."

And so that's why:

• We eat, sleep and have fun for the first twenty years.
• We work for the next forty years.
• We entertain our grandchildren and make them laugh for ten years.
• We sit outside our houses and bark at anyone who even goes near it for the rest of the ten years.

And that I feel is the meaning of life. Not the true meaning but it is logical to a sense.

Yeah. Even though I'm an agnostic, this is probably the only way I can explain what I feel the meaning of life is.

I don't really see that joke as controversial at all. Just a cute, funny little thing that put a smile on my face, regardless of whether or not I believe in God.

Also, the meaning of life is 42. Or was that the answer to life? I don't remember.

Better book.

It's my dad's favourite book, I love it too. My meaning of life is, play Runescape, constantly post on LUO, fall head over heals for Ollie Moor, draw 1000000000000 LU pictures per day and ponder why I exist. Yes, I do already know everything I learn at school! :) My formal answer is: Answer this very question.

Well I dont really think theres a meaning to life either, its just humans using their sense of logic and reason on a universal scale.

But we're here now! And we have the ability of abstract thought, so we should definately make goals in life as to improve our exsistance. We already do that, but do we make the right ones?

-- Edited by techfan979 at 16:19, 2008-03-01

Well its not sure that was the wrong goal, she just didnt meet the right guy I guess.

Wait you HAVE kids? FIVE?!?

EDIT: brain clicked, you meant cats nevermind.

-- Edited by techfan979 at 17:59, 2008-03-01

My dreams are pretty morbid too.

Why do we exist? If we figure THAT out, we can answer the meaning of life. Maybe it's to be the ultimate destruction machine. If so, we're doing a good job.

XD!

Very true jetsir, but whats your meaning of life?

Ok, I see. My agendas pretty much in order.

-- Edited by techfan979 at 20:20, 2008-03-08

well my meaning of life isnt so much a meaning as it is a mission. I also know what to do.

Err... how in the world would that be too deep? This is the controversy section.

''Well I dont really think theres a meaning to life either, its just humans using their sense of logic and reason on a universal scale.''

I kind of was the first to come with that conclusion on this thread.

Correct. But could you elaborate on what you mean by there doesnt have to be a meaning?

You mean there doesnt have to be goals in life, right?

So true, but if there is not a meaning of life, why does anything exist?
Frada: know THAT'S deep.

Ok, what if, we were just something god wanted to do for a little bit and then he lost interest? That'd mean that there WAS a meaaning of life (which was to survive) but now nothing is worth anything anymore!

Yes! I've got it! The meaning of life is to set your OWN meaning of life and forfil it!

That's what I meant, choose your OWN meaning of life.

Yeah... I DO! One question. WHAT IS AN ATHEIST?

How about looking at things from a biological perspective?

*puts on dead serious face*

I honestly believe the meaning of life generally is to reproduce.

Whut?

I do. On a biological scale, we are born, we grow up, go through puberty, gain the ability to reproduce then sire children and pass on our genes to the next generation. It's natural instinct. It's what drives all living organisms on this planet; have sex, make babies, keep the population going. That's why our race continues. Something in our head says, 'sleep with someone', and although we as humans like to have sex for pleasure, we also know very well that that's where babies come from too. So perhaps it's not too much to assume that both drives for sexual interaction intermingle unknowingly?

Although homosexual people do contradict this theory. But it'd be an awful big generalisation to say that everbody wants to produce offspring. But then again, gay people do usually want to raise children as well. So perhaps the reproduction theory is still plausible.

But other than going on a biological perspective, I believe from a Christian perspective that God has put us upon the Earth to learn a lesson in our lifetime, and if we don't learn it in one lifetime, we'll learn it in the next, until we're wise and content beings that can continue peacefully within the afterlife. 8D

Whut? I can have more than one theory, can't I?

The meaning of life is to live, love and learn. We learn through living, we live through loving and we love through learning.

OMG! I'm a weirdo! *hides from bricks and stones that may break my bones*

c(X

*dashes off to write another unnecissarily long post in a different thread*

I have a weird concept of Christianity. I take bits and pieces from other religions that I find comforting... My basic concept of Christianity in general is that if you come from a place of love in everything that you do, you're set.

And I believe the Bible to be a basic guidline for how one should live their life. I mean, honestly, how could Noah fit every single animal on Earth times two onto a ship?

Ah, but evolving is indeed an essential part of reproduction. The people we reproduce with have something to offer our offspring genetic-wise. Or they prove themselves to be a good provider. That's why animals and people are so picky with their partners. *nod*