I invite any and all regular users to help out here.

nope... fair game ot

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Oh, thanks for pointing that out to me!  I missed the intro.  lol  Ok, the answer is cheetah. ;)

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So what is the meaning of life anyway?

Or are we all just bytes of info in the big Sim City called life?

I usually rotate between the Truman Show and Matrix versions of the answer.

Anybody else?

When people ask for a meaning of life, they are asking for life's purpose, justification, or goal — not, a "meaning" in the sense in which words have meaning. This is why responses such as 'life can't have a meaning, it's not a word' or 'look it up in a dictionary' are fallacious or spurious. The definition of life is an interesting issue in its own right, however, especially as relating to artificial and extraterrestrial life.

We can also separate this question into two different questions; one about the objective purpose of life, and the other about subjective purpose of life. The subjective purpose of life varies of course from person, and need not be considered any further.

Many deny that an objective purpose of anything is possible. Purposes, they argue, are purely subjective. Others claim that life has an objective purpose, though they differ as to what this purpose is, or where it comes from.

Topics that one might contemplate, related to the meaning of life, include:

* What kind of life is worth living?
    * What should we, as individuals, seek to do or be in our lives? This is a basic question of ethics, particularly virtue ethics, which asks how we should develop our characters.
    * Is there a goal toward which society, or the cosmos, is attaining? Many religious believers hold that the world will be transformed or redeemed in the future by divine intervention -- such as the Second Coming of Christ, or the end of the Kali Yuga. Some secular belief-systems, such as Marxism, have also held out a telos or ideal end-state of society, toward which adherents might strive.
    * Is there a goal or purpose I myself am meant to fulfill? Some persons feel an individual sense of destiny or purpose, whereas others do not. Many regard this sort of sense of purpose as psychologically valuable, but of no metaphysical import.
    * Can I find satisfaction in my life? How so? Utilitarianism considers happiness or satisfaction to be the purpose of our lives, but different philosophies have widely varying definitions of satisfaction. Epicurus saw satisfaction as moderation and freedom from fear. Gautama Buddha saw it as the release from suffering caused by desires and needs. Harry Browne wrote a libertarian self help book on finding happiness through freedom.

Can I find satisfaction in my life?

Dunno... talk to me after clue 12

So what is the meaning of life anyway?

Pizza

So what movie is this from anyway?  ;-)

OTS-On the search 1/7/05 2:03pm

So what movie is this from anyway? ;-)

OTS-On the search 1/7/05 2:03pm

Sounds more like the question should be "which Philosophy book/website is this from?".

I dunno.... it just came to me...:)

How about the What is the how of the cow
<--- from back in my Civil air Patrol days

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Books?  I don't read no stinkin books.

Discovery channel freak here....and History Channel and National Geo channel..... and.......

Now TV I can deal with. That's much better.  Don't be scarin a guy with the B-word.

And now with my video on demand... I can watch how lightning forms anytime I want.

So CM.  That's not you who posts in the What Are You Reading folder with the scary faced guy picture?

What!?!  Somebody is stealing my Creepy Guy avatar?  No Way!  I'll need to clean up the place if that's the case  ;-)

Is it this guy or one who actually used my avatar?

Dock Miles "What'cha reading? Or what kind of candy are you eating?" 12/19/04 4:04pm

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This guy used your avatar, but I don't remember what name he used.  Do you know this Dock Miles guy?  Or are you this Dock Miles guy and you're pulling my leg??  He was into some pretty heavy reading though.

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CM is not Dock Miles

What, did the 'pretty heavy reading' part give it away? 

If it wasn't for the pf and the crapper, I wouldn't read at all.

Hey OT, if you see that guy again please let me know. Thanks   I'll just need to take care of some bidness then is all.  ;-)

so we can still count on you for peppermint schnapps in the parks, right?

Yessir!  I can't ruin a long standing tradition now.  Oh, and thanks for the Joe.  I guess you've redeemed yourself from that 6 post joe in the other thread.  ;+)

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JOE

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Hey look - It's the king of 70's Joe.  ESD in da hizouse

Well shizel my nizzel

Messaged Lance, Emaled Lance and still nothing on my donation :(.

[Edited by on Jan 8, 2005 at 06:28pm.]

Not slow about asking for that money :)

I think when they log into a paticular threadis puts them at the top of the list are then someone else comes online and they just move down till they log onto another thread starting all over.

I notice people seem to show up when they are slogging.

Yeah.. there are quite a few who hide themselves.

the most recent person to view a page from the site goes to the top of the list and bumps the entire list down. that's why you always see yourself on the top of the list.

so If I never close down the PF page....do I stay on the list???

yea! You also stay on the same page forever. Not much fun in that.

nah...i just never close my window down overnight.

Someone left me this joe!

I'd like to suggest THX gets a haircut.

I'd like to suggest THX gets a haircut.

I'd like to suggest he gets a new girlfriend ;)

And he hits the underhand toss out of the park!

Well, looks like you'll have to start shopping for a new one now.

Way to go Tim!

Well, looks like you'll have to start shopping for a new one now.

Way to go Tim!

Guys, guys, guys, take it easy! Scribe doesn't know how to read, let alone use the internet, let alone know about this site.

... right?

Grab a