The Meaning of Life

[Banefull]

What you speak of sounds like a very Buddhist interpretation of things (Is this thread influenced by that in any way?)

My own take on it would be that meaning is whatever the creator intends it to be. Some would say that the meaning of life is whatever we make it to be but I would disagree with that from a philosophical perspective. A writer could author a book with the intent of explaining why we should take better care of the environment. Someone else could read that and interpret the book as being supportive of big business but that doesn't change the meaning of the book. Regardless of the reader's view, the original purpose and meaning of the book does not change. The book was originally written with an environmental message.

Likewise if we apply this analogy to life, its meaning is whatever the creator of life intended it to be. Many of us have our own interpretations of what this could be. If there is no creator, then there is no meaning in life.

With this is in mind. An aethiest would say that there is no meaning in life, a theist on the other hand would say that there is.

Disclaimer: this isn't to start a religious debate. We can discuss such things in another thread.