The meaning of life is to keep learning. Thats what i reckon anyway. Either that or 42.

The meaning of life is to improve one's spiritual nature. Essentially to become enlightened. If you believe in reincarnation, as I do, then each lesson in life is a step toward becoming fully concious. Book knowledge will help you with day to day living, but ultimiately spiritual growth will be the most beneficial.

The question and answer do both exist, but cant exist in the same reality.

Wow that was deep. Or something.

Uh, the meaning of life is to just enjoy it. If you find a cure for halitosis/cancer/whatever along the way thats just bonus.

Personally, I like Monty Python's "Meaning of Life"

I agree with ART.

Things are just kind of there. Meanings and symbols are what we make in order to cope.

well.. even the good book says "be fruitful and multiply". ;)

does that mean i think the meaning of life is to reproduce? nah..

i actually have quite a deep idea of what the meaning of life is... but i don't have enough time nor space to explain it here... if you'd like to hear about it.. i'd be happy to explain it through PMs.

Life is without any inherant meaning or value.

Problem is, we think that that means something. So we either get all despairing about it, or we scramble around trying to invent some meaning that we can latch onto as The Truth. Neither of which is an appropriate response for meaninglessness, as they're both expressions of the meaning that we invent.

ratbastid, clear, concise, and to the point.
that's how it is...
thanks.

*Ev'ry Sperm is Sacred.....

I'll sing that for a while and think about it. Personally, i don't know if its so much about some sense of abstract meaning, as doing the best that one can with what you've got. If community is available to you...join in. If love is possible, strive for it. If doing something that helps another is something you can do...go on and do it.

The witty and short form answer is copped from one of my favorite lines of scripture:
"Love tenderly, act justly, and walk humbly with your God."
-Micah 6:8