Question

[Hawk]

What is the meaning of life?

[haferhole1]

to obain as many elephants as possible.

[TheMcCool]

To do mildly amusing things all day, in an un-productive way.

[CrazyHazy]

To beat me at cyber battles 

[Bakster]

42.





That's what it says on google!

[anima]

Well, this is obviously a humourus topic, because no mere mortal could ever answer such a question. Basically, i have two main thoeries:

1. Life is simple, but man is searching for answers that do not exist. We find it hard to except that life is meaningless (we are here to pointlessly breed and evolve till our tragic demise), so we create ideas about life that give it meaning (hope).

2. There is a creator and thus a great plan. Everyone has a destiny and a purpose in life. The meaning in this case; life is beautiful and full of mystery, which we are meant to understand  and enjoy. A spiritual journey, that explores the ups and downs of life - from this we gain enlightenment

Personally, i like the second one...dont know why I do not belong to an official religion, but you cant doubt the existence of a creator. That would be foolish. Life is too marvelous to just happen and life without purpose isnt worth living.

Hope i have been helpful

[Parsley]

What about if existence is actually insanely complicated, and our minds can't comprehend anything but the dimensions that they are designed to comprehend?

[matlu]

Purpose of life:

for me - to create multiplayer games
for you - to play them 

(joke)

[anima]

What about if existence is actually insanely complicated, and our minds can't comprehend anything but the dimensions that they are designed to comprehend?

My point exactly. Like fish in a pond; only aware of their little world, never knowing what is above the surface. Really, us humans arent that intelligent. We just have enough intelligence to think we are This is a philosophical argument, that i think supports the idea of a creator. I mean, things are boring when you know everything.

[BlitzJoker]

Purpose of life:

for me - to create multiplayer games
for you - to play them 

(joke)

[Dodger]

42.





That's what it says on google!

Come's from the book "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", in which a computer was asked the great question and after billions of years, calculated this answer 
And conincedently, I read an article today which said that this number is a mojor factor in the equation that caused the universe...or something 

[Dodger]

1. Still the answer.

2. Mojor? I noticed it i just couldn't be bothered to change it, thought I'd give you something to moan about.

3. I'm not talking about fine tuning or whatever...It was actually some equation to do with the start of the universe in which 42 was involved...pfft, i never said it was a good article...

[Bakster]

Yes, HGTTG does suck a load of balls.

Yes, we are intelligent as we are not aware of anything else that could be more intelligent than us. And we are aware of everything else that is more stupider than us (elephants, mooses, anima...)

[Bakster]

How do you know? For all you know, the Creator could be a pot smoking douche.

[Dodger]

It would explain a lot.