Life

Lucas · 11-18-2003, 10:50 PM

Har har i get teh first post!

since this must be monolithic... let us debate:

THE MEANING OF LIFE

Solid Snake · 11-18-2003, 10:58 PM

The answer is 42.

...right?

11-18-2003, 11:04 PM

No, 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. It is not, in fact, the meaning of life.

Lucas · 11-18-2003, 11:10 PM

I totally called that someone would say that...

anyways, what's the meaning of life as stated by you?

11-18-2003, 11:11 PM

I'm new here, otherwise you could've guessed it'd be me.

As for what I think the meaning of life is? I fall fairly close to Epicurus on that one.

11-18-2003, 11:20 PM

reproduction, surely.

11-18-2003, 11:42 PM

1. 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.
2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
3. Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.
4. A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.
5. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.
6. The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.
7. The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.
8. A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.
9. The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.
10. Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.
11. The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.
12. A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.
13. An account of a person's life; a biography.
14. Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.
15. A manner of living: led a hard life.
16. A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: �Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them� (New Republic).
17. The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York.
18. A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show.
19. Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life.
20. Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life.
21. Actual environment or reality; nature.
22. Of or relating to animate existence; involved in or necessary for living: life processes.
23. Continuing for a lifetime; lifelong: life partner; life imprisonment.
24. Using a living model as a subject for an artist: a life sculpture.

From dictionary.com, of course.

Solid Snake · 11-18-2003, 11:47 PM

Oh. You mean you actually wanted a serious answer?

Well, in my opinion, the meaning of life isn't to reproduce. In fact, reproduction in and of itself would be a rather worthless goal for humanity. If people continued to reproduce endlessly, and yet no evolution took place, we'd just constantly create different and varying replicas of ourselves, but truly accomplish nothing in process.

I think the meaning of life is to be part of the painstaking process of evolution - which, while it includes reproduction, also includes the acts of killing or harming those you dislike, as well as aiding those you like. From a sheer biological perspective, everything we do...from killing Iraqi militants to carrying bags for beautiful women...is an act of natural selection. We're constantly favoring the wealthy, intelligent, strong, and like-minded, while directly or indirectly weeding out those we consider unsavory. It's micro-evolution in process. Eventually, millions or even billions of years from now, I predict that humans will either have become demigods, or have destroyed themselves somewhere along the way.

11-18-2003, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by darknation

reproduction, surely.

I would have to agree, we are born, we reproduce, then we die.. What tthey don't tell ya is when you die there is a 100ft plasma screen tv hooked up to the "ultimate gaming system" and an unlimited supply of junk food and beverages.. With that said i'm going to plummit of my roof now

11-18-2003, 11:50 PM

well, reproduction is the most fun bit. Well, the reproduction without the actual reproduction, if you get my drift.

11-18-2003, 10:50 PM	#1
Lucas Shotokan Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 529	Life Har har i get teh first post! since this must be monolithic... let us debate: THE MEANING OF LIFE

11-18-2003, 10:58 PM	#2
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	The answer is 42. ...right? __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

11-18-2003, 11:47 PM	#8
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Oh. You mean you actually wanted a serious answer? Well, in my opinion, the meaning of life isn't to reproduce. In fact, reproduction in and of itself would be a rather worthless goal for humanity. If people continued to reproduce endlessly, and yet no evolution took place, we'd just constantly create different and varying replicas of ourselves, but truly accomplish nothing in process. I think the meaning of life is to be part of the painstaking process of evolution - which, while it includes reproduction, also includes the acts of killing or harming those you dislike, as well as aiding those you like. From a sheer biological perspective, everything we do...from killing Iraqi militants to carrying bags for beautiful women...is an act of natural selection. We're constantly favoring the wealthy, intelligent, strong, and like-minded, while directly or indirectly weeding out those we consider unsavory. It's micro-evolution in process. Eventually, millions or even billions of years from now, I predict that humans will either have become demigods, or have destroyed themselves somewhere along the way. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

11-18-2003, 11:04 PM	#3
EHUDs_Rhino Guest Posts: n/a	No, 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. It is not, in fact, the meaning of life.

11-18-2003, 11:10 PM	#4
Lucas Shotokan Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 529	I totally called that someone would say that... anyways, what's the meaning of life as stated by you?

11-18-2003, 11:11 PM	#5
EHUDs_Rhino Guest Posts: n/a	I'm new here, otherwise you could've guessed it'd be me. As for what I think the meaning of life is? I fall fairly close to Epicurus on that one.

11-18-2003, 11:20 PM	#6
darknation Guest Posts: n/a	reproduction, surely.

11-18-2003, 11:42 PM	#7
transcend Guest Posts: n/a	1. 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. 2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism. 3. Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life. 4. A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives. 5. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer. 6. The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life. 7. The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life. 8. A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life. 9. The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life. 10. Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death. 11. The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car. 12. A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death. 13. An account of a person's life; a biography. 14. Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life. 15. A manner of living: led a hard life. 16. A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: �Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them� (New Republic). 17. The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York. 18. A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show. 19. Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life. 20. Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life. 21. Actual environment or reality; nature. 22. Of or relating to animate existence; involved in or necessary for living: life processes. 23. Continuing for a lifetime; lifelong: life partner; life imprisonment. 24. Using a living model as a subject for an artist: a life sculpture. From dictionary.com, of course.

11-18-2003, 11:50 PM	#10
darknation Guest Posts: n/a	well, reproduction is the most fun bit. Well, the reproduction without the actual reproduction, if you get my drift.