> > 5. What is the meaning of life?
>
> I always think that this question is worded
poorly--I would prefer "What is the purpose of
life?".

Funny, I thought the same thing. Or rather, as I
thought about what my answer to the question
should be, I thought, "What exactly does the
phrase, 'Meaning of Life' *mean*?"

So, I went to m-w.com and looked up the word
"meaning." And guess what?

1 a : to have in the mind as a purpose
1 b : to design for or destine to a specified
purpose or future
2 : to serve or intend to convey, show, or
indicate

So really, when someone asks you, "What is
the meaning of life," they probably mean "What
is the *purpose* of life."

(BTW: I think that such a question *assumes*
the existance of a Creator. For there to be an
ultimate purpose or intention of life, there
would *have* to be Someone who created it
with that purpose in mind. If our entire
existance was accidental, a product of blind
chance, then how could there be any
"ultimate" purpose behind it?)

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