Thomas E. answered 09/05/12
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According to Deep Thought (From Douglas Adam's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), the answer to the great question is....42.

Raymond B.
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asked 09/04/12answer of life
Thomas E. answered 09/05/12
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According to Deep Thought (From Douglas Adam's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), the answer to the great question is....42.
Raymond B.
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William S. answered 10/27/13
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Caleb Q.
If "god" could simply wipe out about 98% of evil/criminal/wrong-doing/etc etc by one simple task of proving to the world his existence, then one of two things must be: A: no existence or B: he/she is NOT the great all doing, all creating do-gooder and in reality is more reminiscent of another character, the devil. Adults scoff at the existence of SantaClaus. Yet hustle in mass to praise something they know nothing about. There are thousand of recognized religions and/or superior beings in our world. So what are the chances you have picked the correct one? Lastly, faith is nothing but an excuse. It's a cop out as to why so much Christianity is proven wrong year after year, and nothing ever proven correct. It's like the adulteror who claims it just wasn't meant to be as to why she cheated on her loving husband. I am a strong skeptic when i see religion, god, etc used by someone of supposed intellect. To me it shows the lack of. OR, some strong self sense of guilt.12/28/20
Matthew L. answered 09/21/12
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Aristotle argued that we are willing to sacrifice many things, but never happiness. Therefore, happiness is the goal of life. [Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle]
He defines happiness, not as a fleeting moment, but the whole of life lived well.
How can you live well? He writes that we must use our mind, living above the everyday pursuits of plants and animals.
Augustine took this thought further by recognizing the limitations of the human mind. Philosophy can take us to the bridge, but Religion helps us cross over to the life we were designed for:
"God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you." --Augustine
For example, there are many things you use. However, they all pass away. The egg McMuffin you ate for breakfast is no more. The kiss you enjoyed with your girlfriend this evening is a passing memory. The one constant is God. Therefore, if you place your affections in the passing moment you will feel restless; in contrast, if you look to the good things of this world as gifts from God, you will turn every moment into honor and thanks to Him and deepen your attachment to Him who is permanent. You will build your life on God, and progressively live the way you were intended.[On Christian Teaching, Augustine]
Buckminster Fuller gave a lecture once, and then took questions.
Someone asked, "What is the meaning of life?" Everyone laughed. (It was a "science" crowd, sort of a bunch of Prof. Sheldon Cooper wannabes) But he answered:
"To be a mirror to help shine light into dark places"
Aristotle would say happiness is the answer. Be happy in the sense of contented. You're content when you have a life well lived. It takes practice. You have to choose the ethical decision which may mean personal sacrifices. But then you have no regrets. Do the right thing, even at personal cost. Watch the movie Battle of the Bulge and see how American POWs acted when imprisoned by the Japanese. Or compare John McCain with John Dramesi, 2 POWs in North Vietnam. McCain sold out, gave the North Vietnamese military intelligence to help them kill American troops. McCain did radio propaganda broadcast, over 30, calling American troops war criminals, to demoralize other POWs and American soldiers. McCain never tried to escape and received perks and privileges in return for his collaboration with the enemy. Dramesi never gave more than name, rank and serial number and tried to escape, twice. He got caught and was severely beaten.
McCain went on to capitalize on his "war hero" image. Dramesi lived in relative obscurity. Or take Hugh Thompson, the unknown "hero of My Lai" who saved half the village, confronting his superior officer Lt. Calley, risking his life and career. He died in relative obscurity, ostracized by his fellow officers, who wouldn't eat with him at the mess hall. People left dead animals on his porch. Rep. Rivers called for his prosecution as a traitor.
You do what's the right thing, and you suffer, but you can live with yourself, unlike others.
Even if you're an atheist like Hugh Everett or the fictional Sheldon Cooper, you may believe in the parallel universe interpretation of quantum physics, where we continue living in an alternative universe even after we biologically die on this planet. Same with University of Arizona Professor Gary Schwartz, author of The Afterlife Experiments. Schwartz believes we continue to live as energy, after biological death. How you live this life will determine how you live in the next life or alternative universe. Similar to Buddhist reincarnation.
Jill S. answered 09/14/12
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Life is what you make of it. You get out what you put in and you deal with the consequences of you successes and failures accordingly.
Robbi N. answered 09/10/12
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To quote a famous writer's last words, "What is the question?"
Corey S. answered 09/05/12
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Does a bear poop in the woods?
Lawrence C. answered 09/05/12
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I don't know, but if a tree falls in the woods, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
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Kathryn D.
The real question then, according to Deep Thought, is what is the ultimate question (to which the answer is 42). To which Douglas Adams says "You multiply six by nine" (page 306 of the five novels in one collection).
As many of us know in base 10 (counting numbers) six times nine does not equal fourty two, it in fact, equals fifty four.
Quoted from Wikipedia, this is what happened, "Douglas Adams was asked many times why he chose the number 42. Many theories were proposed, including the fact that 42 is 101010 in binary code, the fact that light refracts off water by 42 degrees to create a rainbow, to fact that light requires 10-42 seconds to cross the diameter of a proton.[6] Adams rejected them all. On November 3, 1993, he gave an answer[7] on alt.fan.douglas-adams:
The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought '42 will do'. I typed it out. End of story."
All in all, I think that about sums up life. Someone will do something and you'll either take it as it is without much fuss, or you'll run wild coming up with explanations that really aren't what happened. Regardless of what you choose, it is a choice, and you are the one to make it.
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